We will maintain a sufficient footprint with an adequate, generally substantial, Iraqi force of police and soldiers. It provides situational awareness and a link to the enablers that we can provide - indirect fire, close-air support, medevac, quick-reaction forces and so on. Obviously as we draw down, the Iraqis have to pick up more of the responsibility, and that is the case.
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By Gen. David H. PetraeusMarch 4, 2008
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