The Big U.S. Drawdown In Iraq Picks Up The Pace

Mullen: Troop Total In Iraq To Drop Sharply -- USA Today

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of American troops in Iraq will fall to roughly 40,000 by the end of this month as the U.S. winds down the war, U.S. military officials said Tuesday.

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, initially said force levels would drop to 30,000 over that timeframe, but later Tuesday his spokesman corrected the number.

Capt. John Kirby said Mullen spoke in error when he told a crowd at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace that the number was lower.

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Mullen misstep: U.S. down to 40K in Iraq by end of month, not 30K -- Stars and Stripes
Mullen: Troop total in Iraq to drop sharply -- Forbes/AP

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More News On The U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq

Mullen misstep: U.S. down to 40K in Iraq by end of month, not 30K -- Stars and Stripes
Mullen: Troop total in Iraq to drop sharply -- Forbes/AP
Joint Chiefs chairman says troop total in Iraq to drop to nearly 40,000 by end of September -- Washington Post
America's Shrinking Military Footprint in Iraq and Pakistan -- Atlantic Wire

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