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Thu Sep-13-07 06:12 PM
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10. Bush Approves Gradual Troop Cuts in Iraq

Source: AP`

WASHINGTON - Rejecting calls to leave Iraq, President Bush on Thursday ordered gradual U.S. troop reductions from their highest level of the war and said more forces can come home as progress is made. At the same time, he said Iraq needs "an enduring relationship with America."

In remarks prepared for a prime-time address from the Oval Office, Bush presented his strategy for reducing U.S. forces. "The principle guiding my decisions on troop levels in Iraq is: return on success. The more successful we are, the more American troops can return home."

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070913/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq

Sensing a bit of Presidential Election politics at work.

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