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September 12, 2007
WASHINGTON: General Praetorius, US Commander in Iraq, presented
his assessment of how the
war in Iraq has gone since the "surge."
Praetorius' report paralleled President Bush's position that
a modest reduction in troops would be feasable by the summer
of 2008.
Asked whether he would support a more drastic reduction
as some Demoncrats have proposed, General Praetorius said
"It's not something I feel comfortable doing."
"My proposed troop reduction would reduce the average height
of soldiers from 5'9" to a more reasonable 5'7" by the
summer of 2008. I could not support a more severe troop shortage."
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