US may pause Iraq troop pull-out
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the US may "pause" pulling troops out of Iraq.
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President Bush said Saturday he is open to the possibility of slowing or stopping plans to bring home more U.S. troops from Iraq, defying domestic demands to speed the withdrawals. Updated on war developments, Bush said the U.S. presence in Iraq will outlast his presidency.
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President Bush&#39;s plan to withdraw up to 70,000 troops from overseas bases contained few specifics, particularly about Asia. Some experts think the United States may leave much of its Asia force intact.
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he expects US troops to withdraw from Iraq within four years, conditions permitting, the New York Times said.
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A senior US official said here on Monday that the coalition troops will not withdraw from Iraq until their mission is completed. &quot;The mission is to provide a peaceful and
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that the United States could start withdrawing troops from Iraq later this year -- "if circumstances on the ground permit."
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A cleric's order to freeze a Shia militia's operations may free US forces to tackle al-Qaeda in Iraq, the US says.
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A US-Iraq security pact won't set troop levels now, but it could set the stage for long-term strategy.
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The United States should begin to withdraw its forces from combat in Iraq and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in the country, a high-level panel recommended on Wednesday.
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SEOUL - The United States has agreed to delay its troop withdrawal from South Korea and will leave missiles and attack helicopters in place to deter any attack from the North, the allies said yesterday.
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The withdrawal of British troops from Basra was delayed due to US pressure, a UK commander in Iraq claims.
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Senior Pentagon leaders said yesterday that Gen. David H. Petraeus's call for a pause in troop withdrawals from Iraq this summer represents only one view on the issue -- albeit an important one -- and that they would recommend that President Bush also consider the stress on U.S. ground forces and...
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The Bush administration has shunned setting any timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. But talk to leading U.S. soldiers in Baghdad and it quickly becomes evident they have a timeline in mind.
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Defense secretary endorses the idea of pausing the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq this summer.
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Iraq's military is drawing up plans to cope with any quick U.S. military pullout as a senior American official warned that the Bush administration may reconsider its support if Iraqi leaders don't make major reforms by fall
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If US forces prevail, keeping the city stable afterward may influence what happens elsewhere in Iraq.
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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday that the United States could begin to withdraw some troops from Iraq beginning early next year, if newly trained Iraqi security forces can shoulder more of the burden.