Bush: early Iraq withdrawal would be 'catastrophic' - The Diigo Meta page

• 24 May 08
  

  liveinfreedom .

  Find out how and when significant America troop withdrawal will occur in Iraq.

  petraeus draw down force reduction september

  • Withdrawal before success would be catastrophic for our country.
  • would jeopardize the safety of future generations and we must not and we will not allow that to happen."
  • Bush said he expected "more violence" from "Iranian-backed special groups, illegal militias and criminal gangs," but he also praised Iraqi forces which he said are now better-equipped and better-trained to maintain security.
  • The United States currently has some 155,000 troops in Iraq, but the number is supposed to fall to about 140,000 by July.
  • Bush said his top generals have told him security conditions have improved sufficiently in Iraq to return, by the end of July, to the level of 15 combat brigade teams that preceded Bush's "surge" strategy deploying additional soldiers last year. Three of five surge brigades have already returned.
  • Petraeus was on Capitol Hill Thursday for confirmation hearings on his appointment to become head of the US Central Command after his command ends in September.

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