Petraeus Warns Against Quick Pullback in Iraq
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Gen. David H. Petraeus said that by next summer the U.S. should be able to reduce its troop strength in Iraq to the level it was at before the recent increase.
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Gen. David H. Petraeus wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq into next year, but could accept the pullback of an initial brigade beginning in January, officials say.
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The top US commander in Iraq warned Iran and others in comments published on Monday to think twice before trying to take advantage of the US military at a time when it is fighting in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
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A week ago today Gen. David H. Petraeus started his rounds on Capitol Hill, reporting that security in Iraq was improving to the point that a small number of troops could begin coming home by year's end.
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A senior U.S. commander in central Iraq said yesterday that a reduction of U.S. forces in his region this year would be "a giant step backwards," allowing insurgents to quickly return and jeopardizing the military's "tactical momentum" in reducing violence.
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Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip the country into all-out civil war after The New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual draw-down of forces.
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A senior U.S. military commander warned on Friday against cutting the number of troops in Iraq, saying the Iraqi security force cannot fight on its own and a U.S. reduction would cede progress to the insurgents.
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President Bush says the U.S. military will pull out of Iraq "as quickly as possible," but he is not endorsing Secretary of State Colin Powell's statement that troops could begin returning home this year.
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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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The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, said on Monday that America was meeting its military objectives in Iraq and troop levels could be reduced by next summer.
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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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Conditions in Iraq will not  improve sufficiently by September to justify  a drawdown of U.S. military forces, the top  commander in Iraq said yesterday.
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The top American general in Iraq said   on Wednesday he foresaw Iraqi forces assuming control of the   country's security within 12 to 18 months with "very little"   support from U.S.-led forces.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 19 -- President Bush pushed back hard this afternoon against pressure from GOP ranks to outline a new strategy on Iraq, urging lawmakers to hold their fire until the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, makes a progress report in September.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq briefed the United States' closest ally on the course of the war Tuesday, praising Britain's plan to give Iraqi security forces control in Basra but warning against leaving the country too soon.
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Gen. David Petraeus said Monday he has recommended to President Bush that the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq begin this month with the departure of a California-based Marine unit.
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, delivered a positive but cautious assessment Saturday of progress in Iraq over the previous year,citing the drop-off in violence over the latter half of the year but warning that insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq remains the...