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Bush Threatens Veto Over Troop Withdrawal

Item: Bush embraces pause in troop cutbacks: Will veto bill that calls for withdrawals /Associated Press

More Info: President Bush on Thursday ordered an indefinite halt in U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq after July, embracing the key recommendations of his top war commander. Bush said that Gen. David Petraeus will “have all the time he needs” to consider when more American forces could return home. Bush’s decisions virtually guarantees a major U.S. presence in Iraq throughout his term in office in January, when a new president takes office.

Question: Should the US keep the current troop level in Iraq through much of next January?

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