Petraeus to update Congress on Iraq (Reuters)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 04/04/2008 - 1:11am

Lieutenant General David Petraeus testifies to the Senate Armed Forces Committee about his nomination to be general and commander of the Multi-National Forces in Iraq at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, January, 23, 2007.<br /><br />(Joshua Roberts/Reuters)Reuters - Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, will not promise Congress large troop withdrawals beyond July, saying it is too soon to make decisions about the second half of the year, defense officials say.



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