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  Bush to announce troop drawdown, officials say
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News DateWednesday, September 12, 2007 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionPresident Bush will tell the nation Thursday evening he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by next summer, but will condition those and further cuts on continued progress, The Associated Press has learned.

In a prime-time television address Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, Bush will endorse the recommendations of his top general and top diplomat in Iraq, following their appearance at two days of hearings in Congress, administration officials said. The White House plans to issue a written status report on the “surge” on Friday, they said.

The reductions envisioned by the White House mirror those proposed by Petraeus and would leave approximately 130,000 U.S. troops on the ground by August 2008, roughly the same level that existed before Bush ordered the buildup early this year, the officials said. Now, there are 168,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.

The address will stake out a conciliatory tone toward Congress, but Bush will place more conditions on the pace of reductions to the pre-buildup level of 130,000 than Petraeus did.
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