Rumsfeld fuels hopes of cut in US forces in Iraq by Guy Dinmore in Washington and Steve Negus in Cairo Published: November 20 2005 18:58 Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, on Sunday fuelled expectations that the US was contemplating a big reduction in its forces in Iraq next year, following reports that commanders had submitted plans to cut troop numbers to below 100,000. Appearing on several Sunday television news shows, Mr Rumsfeld spoke of the significant progress in Iraq on the political front and in training Iraqi government forces, which he said now numbered 212,000. Mr Rumsfeld was asked...