Obama Administration to Cut Troop Levels Down to 3,000 in Iraq (via The Western Experience)

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Cutting down the military footprint in Iraq has been the goal since the end of Bush's administration under the status of forces agreement.Obama, too, signed off on that idea first calling for an immediate downgrade of forces before changing his position and referring to his military commanders' request of a sizable military force. That a reduction in troop strength in Iraq has been a foregone conclusion for sometime, however, the degree to which … Read More

via The Western Experience

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