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Prepared to say now, general, that you are going to meet the deadline all combat troops will be out and the total forces, u.s. force letts b forces willw 50,000 by the end of august? >> we are on target to be at 50,000 by august. we will still -- we will have formations here that are able to train combat formations. we will still be able to conduct counter terrorism operations. we will still be able to support provincial reconstruction teams. we are at about 95,000 today, chris. so i -- our plans are intact. i feel very comfortable with our plan and unless something unforeseen and disasterrous...

Prepared to say now, general, that you are going to meet the deadline all combat troops will be out and the total forces, u.s. force letts b forces willw 50,000 by the end of august? >> we are on target to be at 50,000 by august. we will still -- we will have formations here that are able to train combat formations. we will still be able to conduct counter terrorism operations. we will still be able to support provincial reconstruction teams. we are at about 95,000 today, chris. so i -- our plans are intact. i feel very comfortable with our plan and unless something unforeseen and disasterrous...

Security situation, are you prepared to say now, general, that you are going to meet the deadline all combat troops will be out and the total forces, u.s. force letts b forces willw 50,000 by the end of august? >> we are on target to be at 50,000 by august. we will still -- we will have formations here that are able to train combat formations. we will still be able to conduct counter terrorism operations. we will still be able to support provincial reconstruction teams. we are at about 95,000 today, chris. so i -- our plans are intact. i feel very comfortable with our plan and unless something...

Engagement there. >> this is a markedly different mission than our men and women were given in 2003. >> it's hard to see that operation as calling in the advised category. it's combat in every sense of the word. >> the point is, yes, our military personnel are going to encounter risk when they're in iraq. even in the course of carrying out a trained advise and assist mission. >> we do not have combat formations there the way we had once upon a time in iraq or the way we have had in years past in afghanistan, but we do have people who are in harm's way. this is combat, things are complicated. >...