WASHINGTON -- The deadly Iraqi insurgency shows little sign of weakening and probably will prevent any reduction in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq before the end of the year, a top U.S. commander said Tuesday.
Army Lt. Gen. John Vines, the commander of coalition forces in Iraq, said that insurgent attacks were expected to continue over the next several months as an interim Iraqi government drafts a constitution and holds national elections scheduled for December.
"At this point, I would not be prepared to recommend a draw-down prior to the election, certainly not in any significant numbers," Vines told Pentagon reporters in a videoconference briefing from Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. [...]
No troop reductions yet, top official says
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WASHINGTON -- The deadly Iraqi insurgency shows little sign of weakening and probably will prevent any reduction in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq before the end of the year, a top U.S. commander said Tuesday.
Army Lt. Gen. John Vines, the commander of coalition forces in Iraq, said that insurgent attacks were expected to continue over the next several months as an interim Iraqi government drafts a constitution and holds national elections scheduled for December.
