Top US Army general says too early to tell whether Iraq violence will alter troop drawdown

SHUAIBA PORT, Kuwait — The U.S. Army’s top general said Friday that it was too early to tell whether a recent spike in violence in Iraq that has killed hundreds will have an impact on the pace that Washington withdraws its troops from the country.

Top US Army general: American troops in Iraq will be down to around 50,000 in a year

SHUAIBA PORT, Kuwait — The U.S. Army chief of staff says he expects the number of American troops in Iraq to go down to around 50,000 by this time next year.