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  • Army's next Iraq rotation may involve fewer troops, general says

    03/18/2005 8:46:58 PM PST · by Former Military Chick · 2 replies · 474+ views
    Stars and Stripes ^ | March 18, 2005 | Jon R. Anderson
    WASHINGTON — Top Army leaders and combat zone force planners anticipate reducing the total number of troops needed to occupy Iraq within the next year, according to the Army’s No. 2 officer. “I think the next force rotation, we’ll start seeing that the force rotation coming in will be smaller than the force that’s in there right now,” the Army’s vice chief of staff Gen. Richard Cody told reporters Thursday in Washington. Any reductions, Cody underlined, however, hinge on Iraqi forces coming online. “It’s really based upon where they are in-country with the Iraqi [units] and security in the major...