U.S. General to Review Policy, Iraq Training
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The Pentagon, concerned over a bold  and growing insurgency in Iraq, is sending a retired Army  general to Iraq to review U.S. military operations and the  training of Iraqi forces, defense officials said on Friday.
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The top U.S. military commander in  Iraq is considering adding hundreds of American advisers to  work directly with Iraqi troops in an attempt to deal with  increasing rates of desertion and disappointing performances on  the battlefield, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
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The U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has suggested he will recommend a cut in U.S. troop numbers around March when he delivers long-awaited testimony to Congress next week.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld arrived in Iraq on Friday morning for a daylong visit to review Iraq security forces and meet with Iraqi and American leaders.
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Bush's top two men in Iraq are finally about to deliver a verdict on progress there. Here are the questions to ask about it
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The U.S. Army is now planning to keep at least 120,000 troops in Iraq for the next two years to train and fight with Iraqi forces against insurgents, a senior Army general said on Monday.
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An Australian security expert suggests Americans should focus on training national forces and meeting such basic needs of citizens as food and jobs in Iraq.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  flew into northern Iraq before dawn on Friday to make a  personal appraisal of the training of Iraqi security forces and  talk with his commanders.
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Foreign minister to remind the US of its responsibility to help build Iraqi forces.
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President Bush went to the Pentagon yesterday to hear firsthand the views of top military advisers concerned about the impact of extensive Iraq deployments on the overall health of the U.S. armed forces.
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A US review of policy on Iraq will recommend a troop pullback and a new diplomatic offensive, reports say.
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Iraqi forces will not be ready to assume full responsibility for their nation's security for years, and the U.S. military should be cautious in planning to reduce its 157,000-strong force in Iraq given past setbacks, the American general in charge of the teams that advise Iraqi forces warned...
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Cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq will not derail recent security gains, but the Iraqi government must move quicker to take advantage of the falls in violence, a senior U.S. general said on Sunday.
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The Cabinet will discuss plans to send soldiers from the Black Watch to support American forces around Baghdad. Amid reports that more British troops could soon be on their way to Iraq, a forward reconnaissance
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U.S. Army officials said on Monday  they were pressing ahead with three new aircraft programs and  stepping up pilot training to reflect lessons learned in Iraq.
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The United States may have to adopt more realistic expectations for Iraq, President George W. Bush's choice to become the top U.S. military commander for the Middle East said on Tuesday.