US delays troop drawdown in Europe
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates agreed to delay a drawdown of US troop levels in Europe, the Pentagon said Wednesday, following requests from commanders to maintain its military personnel levels there at around 40,000.
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The Pentagon is considering delaying  the departure of some troops in Iraq and speeding the arrival  of others already due to deploy to boost force levels for the  January elections, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
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In a blow to the US effort to hold the Iraq multinational forces together, Hungary announced yesterday that it will withdraw its 300 noncombat troops by the end of March.
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The United States has proposed delaying the activation of parts of its European missile defense shield if Russia cooperates on the project, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.
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The US is to withdraw 15,000 troops from Iraq from next month, whose tour of duty was extended to secure the 30 January poll.
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Britain is urging the United States to announce a possible timetable for the withdrawal of the countries' troops from Iraq.
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Gen. David H. Petraeusâs recommendations will likely lead to an earlier-than-expected start to troop reductions in Iraq, while deferring decisions on a wider withdrawal.
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An agreement to expand a Nato mission for training Iraqi military officers has been delayed after France and Belgium voiced last-minute doubts.
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LONDON: Britain is urging the United States to give a provisional timetable for the withdrawal of US-led forces from Iraq, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday.
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Plans to expand a Nato training mission in Iraq are delayed after France and Belgium voice last-minute doubts.
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The European Union postponed the deployment of advance units of a peacekeeping force for protecting refugees from Darfur because of an upsurge of rebel activity in neighboring Chad, where France was reinforcing its troops on the ground.
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The Pentagon yesterday delayed for six weeks the return home of about 4,000 U.S. soldiers in Iraq's volatile Anbar province -- the second extension of U.S. forces in the country  in two months -- as the insurgency and rising sectarian violence exert heavier demands on a stretched American ground...
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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who is traveling to France this week, will press NATO countries to reduce political interference in the alliance's military operations, a US defense official said yesterday.
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Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said the Bush administration&#39;s plan to pull out 70,000 US troops from Europe and Asia will weaken national security and raise questions about US commitments overseas.
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Bush's plan this week to restructure US forces in Europe is stirring up a mix of worry, nostalgia, and hope.
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Abu Ghraib. Guantanamo. Haditha. America&#039;s problems with Iraq are casting a long shadow over President Bush&#039;s meeting with European Union leaders this week.
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The US military says it will keep its European command in Germany amid plans for a broader pull-out.