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Right about now. are you going to be able to ramp up the withdrawal of u.s. forces. you have about 99,000 and you have to get down to 50,000 by the end of august. are you going to be able to ramp up the withdrawal given the uncertainty about the political situation? >> chris, i think it is appropriate in time for us to get down to our transition force in order for us to conduct stability operations. we are about 95,000 today. over the last year, iraqi security forces have slowly taken over more and more responsibility. they did it through the elections. they do it today. we no longer conduct m...

Right about now. are you going to be able to ramp up the withdrawal of u.s. forces. you have about 99,000 and you have to get down to 50,000 by the end of august. are you going to be able to ramp up the withdrawal given the uncertainty about the political situation? >> chris, i think it is appropriate in time for us to get down to our transition force in order for us to conduct stability operations. we are about 95,000 today. over the last year, iraqi security forces have slowly taken over more and more responsibility. they did it through the elections. they do it today. we no longer conduct m...

Right about now. are you going to be able to ramp up the withdrawal of u.s. forces. you have about 99,000 and you have to get down to 50,000 by the end of august. are you going to be able to ramp up the withdrawal given the uncertainty about the political situation? >> chris, i think it is appropriate in time for us to get down to our transition force in order for us to conduct stability operations. we are about 95,000 today. over the last year, iraqi security forces have slowly taken over more and more responsibility. they did it through the elections. they do it today. we no longer conduct m...