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Article: Petraeus: Iraq troop decision likely by September
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- May 22, 2008
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Gen. David Petraeus said that by September he could recommend further troop reductions in Iraq if security continues to improve.
The fall assessment of the politically unpopular war would put the Iraq debate front-and-center in this year's presidential elections, and possibly influence Iraqi provincial elections expected this November.
Petraeus has previously been reluctant to say when his next assessment of troop levels would be. In a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, the four-star Army general said conditions on the ground will still determine whether more troops can come home.
But, he noted, "My sense is that I will be able to make a ...