Robert Gates actually said...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says a troop drawdown from Iraq is, in fact, a real possibility since he said conditions there have improved dramatically, but adds the final decision will be made by General David Petraeus.

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Robert Gates comments on the potential for troop withdrawal from Iraq based on improved conditions.

07/30/2008

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