USA can start withdrawal of troops from Iraq in 3-4 months

Filed under:USA — posted by webmaster on September 20, 2007 @ 6:00 am

USA can begin withdrawal of their troops from Iraq in the winter of current year. Such application has been made by America’s top commander, General David Petreus at press the conference in London.
As he said, by the summer 2008, there will be 15 brigades in Iraq that is on a quarter less, than now. David Petreus has emphasized, that it is a question of the American military contingent. He has also noted that the question on troop’s withdrawal will be finally solved despite of any character of further situation in Iran.
Let’s remind, earlier David Petreus declared that he supposes, that till the middle 2008, almost 30 thousand soldiers will be withdrawn from Iraq. According to the military leader, the additional for soldiers, which have arrived to Iraq this year, “have basically carried out the problems”. He has also mentioned, as after this step a number of American soldiers will be withdrawn from Iraq.
Now the number of the American contingent in Iraq makes almost 160 thousand people. Nevertheless World Society is still continuing to criticize Bush’s military strategy in Iraq.

 



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