From The Navy Times:The U.S. is “clearly in the endgame in Iraq,” a retired general and defense analyst says in his latest report on the war, adding that security and economic gains in Iraq are “unlikely to be reversible” and that the U.S. is on track to withdraw most of its combat forces within the next 36 months.
And although continued success in Iraq and the deteriorating security situation in neighboring Afghanistan likely will force a “more rapid forced drawdown than desirable in Iraq” to boost troop strength, retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey said he feels the U.S. will successfully manage this “tricky balance.”
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