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Anti-War Democrats Press for Pulling Out
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee sanctioned providing $124 billion to fund the troop withdrawal from Iraq by September 2008, Associated Press reported. The bill implies even earlier withdrawal should Iraqi government fail to attain a number of purposes.
Today’s strength of the U.S. troops in Iraq is 140,000. President George Bush suggested extending by 26,100, explaining that additional troops will help accelerate the withdrawal process.
Pentagon masterminds set to shaping the strategy for pulling out of Iraq, the U.S. media reported not long ago. It will be a gradual withdrawal with emphasis laid on training and consulting the Iraqi military.
In part, the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq will be based on experience amassed in Salvador in 1981 to 1992. During that campaign, the United States sent 55 green berets to Salvador to train local troops and to reduce the U.S. military presence there. But 55 military instructors will hardly suffice for Iraq.
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