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Gates Eyes Deeper Troop Cuts

Defense Sec hopes to have US Iraq forces down to 100,000 by end of 2008

Sep 15, 07 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - On the heels of President Bush's announcement of limited drawbacks in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed confidence yesterday that a bigger pullout would be possible. Gates said yesterday that he hopes for more cuts than Bush and Gen. David Petraeus were willing to commit to, bringing troop levels down... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • pullout

Iraq Making
Slow Gains on Goals, Says White House

Government met only half of its benchmarks

Sep 14, 07 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq has made "satisfactory" progress on only half of its 18 benchmarks for success, the White House told Congress today, hours after President Bush said the country’s advancements merited a strong US military presence there. Since the July progress report, only one benchmark—reintegrating Baathists into the government—... More »

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Congress • Tony Snow • White House • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • Capitol Hill • troop withdrawal • benchmarks • Baath Party • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Bush Plan Would Bring 5K Troops Back by Holidays

Progress on security allows withdrawal, president to tell nation

Sep 13, 07 6:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a speech tonight, President Bush will outline a plan to bring 5,700 US troops home from Iraq by Christmas, claiming enough security objectives have been met to allow the withdrawal. The New York Times reports that Bush is following the recommendations of Gen. David Petraeus and Ryan Crocker,... More »

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Iraq pullout • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • troop withdrawal • George W. Bush

Obama: Bring
Troops Home
by End of '08

Senator supports pullout of one or two brigades each month

Sep 12, 07 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq troop withdrawals should be completed by the end of next year, Barack Obama says in a speech obtained by Reuters that was to be delivered in Iowa tonight. “We have to begin to end this war now,” the Democratic presidential candidate demands; his plan calls for one... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • Election 2008 • Iraq war • presidential election

Bush to Back Troop Cuts

His speech will add caveats to top general's plan, caution against quick pullout

Sep 11, 07 5:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bush will back his top general by pulling 30,000 troops out of Iraq by next summer, the AP reports. But he will condition all cuts on future progress when he gives his speech to the nation this week. He will also echo cautions by Petraeus and Crocker against a... More »

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Iraq • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • troop withdrawal • Petraeus Crocker plan • George W. Bush

Petraeus Sees Withdrawal to 'Pre-Surge Levels'

Top US commander says goals are being met

Sep 10, 07 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Petraeus told Congress today that the objectives of the troop surge “are in large measure being met” and said US forces could drop “to pre-surge levels” by mid-July. The top American commander in Iraq said he has recommended that force reductions begin later this month, with redeployments... More »

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troop surge • Iraq pullout • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • troop withdrawal • Iraq war

Petraeus: Give Me Six More Months

Wants Congress to postpone decision on bringing troops home

Sep 10, 07 4:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The commander of US forces in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, wants to postpone a decision to significantly reduce troop levels there for another six months, reports the New York Times. The general, who is scheduled to begin testimony before Congress today, has told the president he is willing to withdraw... More »

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Iraq • Congress • Pentagon • insurgents • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • Iraq government • Ramadan

Petraeus Bemoans Iraq's Political Progress

Proposes second report in March

Sep 8, 07 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Writing to US troops in a preview of his report to Congress next week, Gen. David Petraeus said political progress in Iraq has not matched the aspirations the US had hoped to attain with the surge. But he was quick to stress decreasing violence on the ground, the Washington Post ... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Dems Willing
to Deal on
Troop Pullout

They're easing off deadline after some surge progress

Sep 6, 07 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Democrats are signaling they are willing to compromise with Republicans on a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq. The Democrats, who pushed before the summer recess for a pullout deadline next spring, have been undercut by some progress in Iraq and the success of the White House in maintaining... More »

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Iraq • Jim Webb • Senate • Senate Democrats • Armed Services Committee • troop withdrawal • timetable • Lamar Alexander • Carl Levin • Ken Salazar • Iraq war

Aussie Boss Wins US Military Deal

Technology pact revealed as prime minister vows
 to stay in Iraq

Sep 5, 07 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shortly before announcing that Australia would not withdraw its 500 troops from Iraq, Prime Minister John Howard struck a defense deal with President Bush giving his nation the same preferential status as the UK when purchasing US military technology. The deal “will remove layers of bureaucracy for defense industries... More »

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Iraq • Australia • troop withdrawal • coalition troops • John Howard • George W. Bush

Aussie PM: Troops Not Leaving Iraq

Bush may be talking withdrawal, but
Howard stands pat

Sep 4, 07 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush arrived in Sydney last night amid speculation he would reduce troop levels in Iraq, but his Australian counterpart dismissed any notion that his country would be withdrawing its forces. Prime Minister John Howard said the idea that Sydney could both pull its 550 troops and still make a... More »

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Australia • Condoleezza Rice • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • troop withdrawal • coalition troops • John Howard • Sydney • George W. Bush

British Troops Pull Out Of Basra

UK ready to hand over city to Iraq army

Sep 3, 07 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - British troops yesterday began pulling out of the center of Basra as they prepared to hand over control of the southern port city to the Iraqi army. A small UK force of about 500, which had been headquartered in Saddam Hussein's former palace, moved to Basra's airport, reports the Guardian.... More »

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Iraq • Donald Rumsfeld • Gordon Brown • Basra • troop withdrawal • British military • Ministry of Defence • Liam Fox • Mike Jackson • Tim Cross

Top General
to Advise Iraq
Troop Cut

Gen. Pace's position
may clash with that
of Gen. Petraeus

Aug 24, 07 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is expected to advise President Bush to cut the troop level in Iraq next year by nearly half, the Los Angeles Times reports.  He will be conveying the Joint Chiefs' concern that attempting to maintain elevated troop levels in... More »

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Iraq • Peter Pace • David Petraeus • US troops • troop withdrawal

GOP Senator: Start Bringing Troops Home

Warner raps Iraq PM, calls for limited pullout by Christmas

Aug 23, 07 5:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a significant break from his previous support for the White House's Iraq policy, John Warner said today wants to see some US troops home by Christmas. The influential ex-chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee has opposed Democratic attempts to force withdrawal, CNN reports, but now says a partial... More »

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Nouri al-Maliki • Armed Services Committee • John Warner • troop withdrawal • Carl Levin • pullout • Iraq war

General to Call for Pullbacks —But Troops Will Stick in Iraq

Iraqis could prove their mettle in safer areas

Aug 15, 07 3:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq's US military commander Gen. David Petraeus is expected next month to recommend a pullback of US troops from safer areas—but likely won't bring any troops home, the Los Angeles Times reports. The move is intended to demonstrate Iraqi capabilities to secure less volatile areas without US combat support. More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • David Petraeus • US troops • troop withdrawal • Mosul • Tall Afar

US Rattled by Brit Pullout Plans

Withdrawal schedule expected this fall

Aug 8, 07 4:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House is increasingly concerned about the timing of the British troop pullout from Iraq, expected to be announced by PM Gordon Brown in October, the Guardian reports. About 5,000 British troops remain in the Basra area, where they' have already withdrawn to  an area around the city's... More »

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Iraq • White House • Gordon Brown • Basra • troop withdrawal • British troops • Brookings Institution

Gates Warns
of 'Protracted'
Iraq Stay

Troops will remain to support government, Defense chief says

Aug 6, 07 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - US troops will likely remain in Iraq for a "protracted period of time," Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned yesterday. Soldiers would remain as a "stabilizing and supporting force" for the government long after combat troop numbers are reduced, he said in a CNN interview. Gates couldn't say... More »

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Iraq • military • Robert Gates • Iraq pullout • United States • troop withdrawal • defense secretary

Key Sunni Bloc Deserts Maliki

Defection deepens political crisis as suicide bombs kill 70

Aug 1, 07 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Sunni Accordance Front defected from Iraq's government today, accusing PM Nuri al-Maliki of being uncooperative, Reuters reports, on a day when suicide bombs killed more than 70 in Baghdad. "This is probably the most serious political crisis we have faced since the passage of the constitution,'' a... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • United States • suicide bombing • Sunnis • troop withdrawal • Sunni Accordance Front • Iraq government • Muqtada al-Sadr

Brown Sends Mixed Signals in Talks with Bush

British PM affirms shared values, remains muted on Iraq

Jul 30, 07 5:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - On his first US visit as PM, Gordon Brown today reaffirmed that the US and the UK stand together in the war on terrorism. Wrapping up 2 days of meetings with President Bush, Brown expressed disappointment with progress in Iraq, CNN reports, specifically noting difficulty "getting political reconciliation within... More »

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Gordon Brown • troop withdrawal • British troops • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Gates Apologizes
to Hillary

Defense sec tries to cool feud over challenge to patriotism

Jul 26, 07 5:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary shouldn't have been called a traitor, Robert Gates wrote yesterday in a letter apologizing for a deputy's refusal to share Iraq withdrawal plans with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The deputy had charged that the divulging the information could “reinforce enemy propaganda.” More »

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Hillary Clinton • Congressional oversight • Robert Gates • troop withdrawal • traitor

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