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Transitioning tasks of iraqi service forces prior to the surge and so forth. i think i would be careful if i could with respect, senator. >> the amount of troops that general mcchrystal had recommended were 40,000 and the president agreed to send 30,000 troops with the understanding that 10,000 troops would be drawn down upon from our international partners. what is the status of those 10,000 troops? >> i think that right now, again -- i'm always recalculating the numbers. the latest number i was given is 9700 have been pledged. 60% of those i think are on the ground. beyond that secretary gat...

Transitioning tasks to afghan forces and officials and beginning what the president termed a responsible drawdown of the surge forces with the pace of both the transition of tasks and the drawdown of forces to be based on conditions on the ground. it is important to note the president's reminder in recent days that july 2011 will mark the beginning of a process, not the date the u.s. heads for the exits and turns out the lights. as he explained this past sunday, in fact, we'll need to provide assistance to afghanistan for a long time to come. moreover, as president karzai has recognized as a n...