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Pentagon wants modest U.S. troop cut in Iraq

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04-Sep-2008
        
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. defence officials have recommended that President George W. Bush withdraw one combat brigade from Iraq but not until early next year, Pentagon sources said on Thursday. A U.S. Army combat brigade has between 3,000 and 5,000 troops. The United States now has 15 combat brigades in Iraq as well as a variety of other units, making a total of more than 140,000 troops. One source said... [read full story]                    

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