APNewsBreak: Govt. plans to announce cut in Army combat tours from 15 months to 12
08:33 PM EDT on Friday, April 4, 2008
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration plans to announce next week that U.S. soldiers’ combat tours will be reduced from 15 months to 12 months in Iraq and Afghanistan beginning later this summer, The Associated Press has learned.
The decision, expected to get final, formal approval in the days ahead, comes as Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, prepares to deliver a progress report to Congress next week on the improved security situation there. He is also expected to make recommendations for future troop levels.
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