Article: SEN. BAYH: NEXT IRAQ NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE SHOULD ANALYZE IMPACT OF TROOP DRAWDOWN PROPOSALS

Article: U.S.: PENTAGON CHIEF AGREES TO SUPPORT PAUSE IN TROOP ...
Interpress Service;  February 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... a point it underlined in a National Intelligence Estimate published last July. The National Intelligence Estimate concluded that al ... last week, the director of national intelligence, retired Adm. Mike McConnell ...

Article: Bush Moves to Put Himself in a Position For Troop ...
The Washington Post;  September 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... re kicking ass" in Iraq, according to media reports there. The White House did not disavow the statement. Van Hollen noted that that was not the headline of the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, which was very pessimi

Article: 3rd LD: Top U.S. commander in Iraq calls for 45-day pause in ...
Xinhua News Agency;  April 8, 2008 ;     467 words ... ... Top U.S. commander in Iraq calls for 45-day pause in troop drawdown WASHINGTON, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Top U.S. commander ... not easy to keep to make necessary a period of pause in troop drawdown. He said the recent violence in Iraq shows that the progress ...

Article: 2nd LD: Top U.S. commander in Iraq calls for 45-day pause in ...
Xinhua News Agency;  April 8, 2008 ;     372 words ... ... Top U.S. commander in Iraq calls for 45-day pause in troop drawdown WASHINGTON, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Top U.S. commander ... easy to keep to make necessary a period of pause in the troop drawdown. In the testimonies, Petraeus will also meet his future ...

Article: Troop Drawdown Resumes With Army Unit
AP Online;  March 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Army paratrooper unit that led the U.S. troop surge into Baghdad last year is returning home, marking a resumption of a troop drawdown that will test the durability of recent security gains. The drawdown began last December with the departure of one brigade ...

Article: Gates Says Troop Drawdown Possible
AP Online;  August 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... s activities in Iraq. "It's a possibility," Gates hedged, when asked in broadcast interviews if he considered a troop drawdown this year a "strong possibility" or would bet on it. He explained that Gen. David Petraeus, the top American commander ...

Transcript: Amendment Calls for Troop Drawdown in 4 Months
NPR All Things Considered;  July 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ...ROBERT SIEGEL NPR All Things Considered 07-17-2007 Amendment Calls for Troop Drawdown in 4 Months Host: ROBERT SIEGEL Time 21:00-22:00 PM Play Audio ROBERT SIEGEL, host: We're joined now by Senator Barbara ...