Petraeus Open to Pullout of 1 Brigade
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Army Gen. David H. Petraeus has indicated a willingness to consider a drawdown of one brigade of between 3,500 and 4,500 U.S. troops from Iraq early next year, with more to follow over the next months based on conditions on the ground, according to a senior U.S. official.
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While General Petraeus is in no hurry for more than five brigades to leave, Secretary Gates weighs a bigger drawdown.
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US General Petraeus takes his post Saturday, bringing with him a plan to spread troops across Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, March 8 -- Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said Thursday that he would examine "some months" from now whether to seek an extension of the administration's troop increase and that he had no plans "right now" to request additional forces.
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Iraq has pulled back from the brink of civil war, but recent security gains are fragile and still reversible, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, said on Saturday.
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U.S. Gen. David Petraeus said Thursday that insurgents in Iraq have sought to intensify attacks during a Baghdad security crackdown, which he predicted should not be at full strength until June.
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The United States could begin withdrawing troops from northern Iraq in January, the commander of U.S. forces for the region said on Friday, as pressure mounts on the Bush administration to end the war.
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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 United States should be able to withdraw five combat brigades from Iraq by mid-2008 because troops have held onto security gains made this year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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US troops are vital to security, but pressure is growing for them to leave.
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U.S. Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus appeared before the U.S. Congress on Monday to give testimony in which he was expected to argue against withdrawing the bulk of U.S. forces from Iraq for now.
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The United States will station three new brigades in Germany at the same time as it withdraws about 30,000 troops from the country, a top U.S. general said on Thursday. General Charles Wald, deputy commander of United States European Command, told a news conference America planned to station a Stryker armored vehicle brigade with 3,600 soldiers, a paratroop brigade and an expeditionary brigade in Germany.
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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday 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.
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The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, said on Monday that U.S. troop levels in the country would decline further after a drawdown next summer but it was too soon to say how quickly.
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The governemnt is poised Wednesday to announce the withdrawal of their troops from Iraq, even as the United States increases its force to counter the raging insurgency.
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American troops in one of the most dangerous corners of Iraq welcomed plans for change Wednesday as the Pentagon prepared for a new chief and a bipartisan commission urged a new war strategy. But many of the soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment were skeptical they'll be going home anytime soon, despite a high-level U.S. panel's recommendation that most combat troops leave Iraq by early 2008.
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Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission, The Associated Press has learned