이라크 부대 감소를 연기하는 미국

매튜 직공과 기관 | guardian.co.uk

이라크에 있는 미국 부대의 수에 있는 계획한 감소는 의 미국 국방부 장관, 오늘 나타난 로버트 문 보류될 것이다.

장군이 데비드 Petraeus, 이라크 착수한, 계획의 밑에 워싱톤에 있는 정상 미국 지휘관은 7월까지 국가에 있는 20명의 여단의 5를 철회하는 것을 계획했었다.

최근에, 그러나, Petraeus는 "평가의 기간을" 그런 움직임 - 지금 Gates에 의해 역행된 계획안의 충격을 사정하기 위하여 요구했다.

“A brief period of consolidation and evaluation probably does make sense,” the defence secretary said, adding that the length of the evaluation was “one of the things we are still thinking about”.

His caution contrasted with remarks he made to troops in Baghdad yesterday.

“What a difference you made – al-Qaida routed, insurgents co-opted, levels of violence of all kinds dramatically reduced,” he told them.

“The situation in Iraq continues to remain fragile, but the Iraqi people now have an opportunity to forge a better, more secure, more prosperous future.”

Last year, the US president, George Bush, ordered five additional army brigades to Iraq as part of a “surge” in troop numbers.

One of those brigades left in December. The other four are due to withdraw by July, leaving 15 brigades – around 130,000 troops — the same number as pre surge levels.

Yesterday, Gates said Iraq’s political leaders faced hard choices about how to stabilise the country, but praised them for showing recent signs of progress towards reconciliation.

“They seem to have become energised over the last few weeks,” he added.

He said he would ask Iraqi politicians to assess the prospects for other measures including a law that would spell out power-sharing between the provinces and the national government.

Yesterday, insurgent attacks killed at least 50 people across northern Iraq.

Today, Reuters reported that two car bombs had exploded in southern Baghdad, killing at least two people and wounding five others.

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