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Transcript: PETRAEUS TO STAY IN JOB; TOUR LENGTHS REMAIN UNTOUCHED, GATES SAYS
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- January 25, 2008
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INDSTRY GROUP 91
Regulatory Intelligence Data
01-25-2008
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2008 - The Multinational Force Iraq commander will
stay where he is for the time being, and no decision has been made to shorten
tour lengths for Army personnel in the U.S. Central Command area of operations,
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during a Pentagon news conference
today. President Bush wants Army Gen. David H. Petraeus to stay "right
where he is at least through late fall and maybe the end of the year,"
Gates said. The secretary's statement puts to rest media speculation that
Petraeus would move to another four-star command. The secretary also addressed
media reports that a decision to shorten Army tour ...
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