Petraeus: 30,000 troops out by next summer
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Commander of US forces in Iraq tells Congress that withdrawal to pre-surge levels would not jeopardise security.
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Gen. David H. Petraeus warned today that U.S. troops face a long road ahead, and left open the possibility that even more soldiers would be called to serve here. Gen. David H. Petraeus warned today that U.S. troops face a long road ahead, and left open the possibility that even more soldiers would be needed.
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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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The Pentagon is preparing to alert eight National Guard units that they should be ready to go to Iraq or Afghanistan beginning late next summer, The Associated Press has learned
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U.S. military commanders said Friday the troop buildup in Iraq must be maintained until at least next summer and they may need as long as two years to ensure parts of the country are stable.
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The United States plans to station a new Stryker armored vehicle brigade in southeastern Germany as early as 2006, just as it starts withdrawing some 30,000 troops from the country as part of a major force realignment.
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The U.S. military presence in Iraq will grow to 150,000 troops by next month, the highest level since the invasion last year.
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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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The number of U.S. troops in Iraq could fall to about 130,000 by next summer, the total before this year's build-up, but it is too early to say when it may go lower, the top U.S. general in Iraq said on Monday.
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ARLINGTON, Va. - The Pentagon is extending deployments of more than 10,300 soldiers and Marines in Iraq for two to four months and bringing in an additional 1,500 soldiers from the United States to assist
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The Army's top general warned on Thursday that his force "will break" without thousands more active duty troops and greater use of the reserves. He issued the warning as President Bush considers new strategies for Iraq.
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The U.S. military commander in Iraq said on Thursday he currently saw no immediate need to request more U.S. troops other than those already announced, but they would need to stay "well beyond the summer".
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A top American commander said the more than 140,000 soldiers now in Iraq are likely to be needed there at least until next spring.
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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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BAGHDAD, Dec. 12 -- The outgoing top U.S.  operational commander in Iraq said on Tuesday that military might alone would not win the war  and that the withdrawal of U.S. troops would not happen quickly.
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The German government said on Tuesday U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign of Europe's divisions being healed, but communities hit by the decision warned they were headed for economic disaster.
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With the surge assessment just weeks away, U.S. commanders worry about massive insurgent attacks