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  • Iraqis Ready for U.S. Drawdown, Odierno Says

    06/04/2010 7:37:34 PM PDT · by SandRat · 5 replies · 163+ views
    WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 – Iraq’s government and security forces have improved to the point that the commander of U.S. Forces Iraq says he is comfortable drawing down to 50,000 U.S. troops there by September. Video Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, who outlined the improved situation in Iraq during a Pentagon press briefing today, said U.S. forces are ahead of schedule on the drawdown there. “I can’t overemphasize how much Iraqi Security Forces have improved. That’s what’s different today from a year ago,” Odierno told reporters. “I think it’s the right time to go to 50,000 and it’s my assessment...