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**Adiamant** · 10-14-2011, 07:46 PM

I they are going to meet that deadline, those troops are going to have to 'pull out' fast in the next two months.

US defense officials say no decision yet on US troop levels in Iraq for next year

By Associated Press, Published: October 12

WASHINGTON — Defense officials are seeking to minimize reports that Iraqi leaders have asked that 5,000 U.S. troops remain in the country after the end of the year, saying negotiations are moving ahead but aren’t finished.

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, a spokesman for U.S. Forces-Iraq, said Wednesday that the key question is what missions the troops would be carrying out if they remain, and so far no decisions have been made.

As the negotiations drag on, the U.S. force levels in Iraq have stayed relatively constant, with more than 41,000 troops still on the ground there. And even as some smaller units have pulled out in recent weeks, others, including a combat aviation brigade of at least 2,000 soldiers, are scheduled to go into Iraq this month...

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Adiamant Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 479 Senior Member	I they are going to meet that deadline, those troops are going to have to 'pull out' fast in the next two months. US defense officials say no decision yet on US troop levels in Iraq for next year By Associated Press, Published: October 12 WASHINGTON — Defense officials are seeking to minimize reports that Iraqi leaders have asked that 5,000 U.S. troops remain in the country after the end of the year, saying negotiations are moving ahead but aren’t finished. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, a spokesman for U.S. Forces-Iraq, said Wednesday that the key question is what missions the troops would be carrying out if they remain, and so far no decisions have been made. As the negotiations drag on, the U.S. force levels in Iraq have stayed relatively constant, with more than 41,000 troops still on the ground there. And even as some smaller units have pulled out in recent weeks, others, including a combat aviation brigade of at least 2,000 soldiers, are scheduled to go into Iraq this month...
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