U.S. Troop Strength in Iraq

The United States currently has about 155,000 troops in Iraq, and they are being reduced by about 5,000 a month. Military commanders want to halt that reduction this summer to assess whether they can control the situation with fewer troops.

SOURCE: Defense Department | The Washington Post - January 31, 2008

This Story U.S. Commanders in Iraq Favor Pause in Troop Cuts Article \| BAGHDAD, Jan. 30 -- Senior U.S. military commanders here say they want to freeze troop reductions starting this summer for at least a month, making it more likely that the next administration will inherit as many troops in Iraq as there were before President Bush announced a "surge" of forces a y... U.S. Troop Strength in Iraq		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Defense Department \| The Washington Post - January 31, 2008 ¬es=The United States currently has about 155,000 troops in Iraq, and they are being reduced by about 5,000 a month. Military commanders want to halt that reduction this summer to assess whether they can control the situation with fewer troops." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Defense Department \| The Washington Post - January 31, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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