U.S.: Iraq Drawdown On Schedule
December 18, 2009
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said Dec. 18 that he is confident that the drawdown of U.S. forces will proceed on schedule from the current level of 115,000 to 50,000 beginning in January, the AP reported. Mullen, touring U.S. bases in Basra and Talil, said he is also confident Iraq will hold elections March 7.