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Obama’s Iraq withdrawal timeline

The AP previews the Obama administration’s expected Iraq withdrawal timeline. It would withdraw U.S. combat forces by August 2010, leaving a residual force of 30,000 to 50,000 troops: President Barack Obama plans to remove all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by August 2010, administration officials said Tuesday, ending the war three months later than he ...

The AP previews the Obama administration's expected Iraq withdrawal timeline. It would withdraw U.S. combat forces by August 2010, leaving a residual force of 30,000 to 50,000 troops:

The AP previews the Obama administration’s expected Iraq withdrawal timeline. It would withdraw U.S. combat forces by August 2010, leaving a residual force of 30,000 to 50,000 troops:

President Barack Obama plans to remove all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by August 2010, administration officials said Tuesday, ending the war three months later than he had promised during his presidential campaign. The withdrawal plan — an announcement could come as early as this week — calls for leaving a large contingent of troops behind, between 30,000 and 50,000 troops, to advise and train Iraqi security forces and to protect U.S. interests.

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