Top U.S. general in Iraq: I believe we'll be gone by late 2011

[steven johnson]

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) – General Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander on the ground in Iraq, said Sunday that he believes U.S. troops will be out of the country by the end of 2011.

CNN Chief National Correspondent John King asked Odierno to rate his confidence, on a scale of one to ten, that U.S. troops would be out by the agreed upon timeline between the U.S. and Iraqi governments.

“As you ask me today, I believe it’s a ten – that we will be gone by 2011.”

Odierno, one of the key architects of the surge strategy in Iraq, also weighed in Sunday on the new president’s approach to the troubled nation.



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[indepat]

1. Fantastic that our occupation forces will be in Iraq for only 32 more months and

our President will be able to kick off the 2012 presidential campaign with the slogan "he ended the war in Iraq and brought our boys home" or where-ever. :P

[Mithreal]

2. Believe it when you see it. nt

[CLANG]

3. I though it was sixteen months?

Then it rose to 18 months. Now 32? I would like an explanation

[SpartanDem]

4. for combat troops

the remaining forces will be out by 2011. Of course, there is some question as to whether there will be a real distinction between them.