Leon Panetta actually said...

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

02/15/2011

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