So much for the surge ending in the spring of 2008. Petraeus said that in order to preserve the gains made in security, he’s recommended drawing down one brigade combat team — about 5,000 troops — by December, with the remaining 25,000 or so troops of the surge out by July 2008. Any further draw-downs will have to wait for his further assessment — coming in March 2008. So March 2008 is the new September 2007.
Update: This was demonstrated in one of the briefing slides:
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