Bush Admin. Under Pressure, Now Says Reduction Of Troops Possible In 2006...

Associated Press LIZ SIDOTI December 8, 2005 at 10:16 PM
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday he expects some 20,000 U.S. troops to return home from Iraq after next week's elections, and he suggested that some of the remaining 137,000 forces could pull out next year.

"If conditions permit, we could go below that," he said in the latest administration hint of at least a modest reduction next year.

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