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Leon Panetta: As we end the U.S. troop presence in Iraq this year, according to the agreement with the Iraqi government, the overall…

On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
As we end the U.S. troop presence in Iraq this year, according to the agreement with the Iraqi government, the overall deployment demands on our force are decreasing significantly.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta discusses the reduction of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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