Bush to cut 20,000 troops
No timeline for pulling rest of force from Iraq
WASHINGTON - President Bush announced last night that the number of US combat troops in Iraq will be reduced by more than 20,000 starting this month, but gave no hint of when the remaining American occupation force -- which will still be larger than it was before the troop "surge" earlier this year -- might be withdrawn. (Full article: 1205 words)
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