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    The Iraq War troop surge of 2007, commonly known as the troop surge, or simply the surge, refers to the George W. Bush administration's 2007 increase in...
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  • Timeline of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 U.S. troop levels in Iraq are at 132,000. January 5, 2007: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker...
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    The withdrawal of the United States troops from Iraq began in December 2007 with the end of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 and was mostly completed...
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  • Iraq War troop surge of 2007 (usually referred to as "The Surge"), the revised U.S. counter-insurgency strategy in the Iraq War Afghanistan War troop...
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    significantly reinforced during the Iraq War troop surge of 2007. MNF-I was reorganized into its successor, United States Forces – Iraq, on 1 January 2010. The United...
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  • The Surge: A Military History is a military history by Kimberly Kagan about the Iraq War troop surge of 2007. The book describes events in Iraq starting...
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  • introduced in 2019 The New Way Forward, a working title for the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 Way Forward (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    Pelosi, Nancy; Reid, Harry (January 5, 2007). "Congressional Leaders Call on President to Reject Flawed Iraq Troop Surge". Archived from the original on January...
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    Diyala campaign begins. Dec. 30: Execution of Saddam Hussein. January 10: The Iraq War troop surge of 2007 is announced. January 11: US raid on Iranian...
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    2005 in Iraq 2006 in Iraq 2007 in Iraq 2008 in Iraq Abdul Sattar Abu Risha Al-Qaeda in Iraq Iraqi civil war (2006–2008) Iraq War troop surge of 2007 Saad...
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    The plan would take troop numbers back to their level before the surge at the beginning of 2007. By March 2008, violence in Iraq was reportedly curtailed...
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  • timetable was dropped. Criticism of the Iraq War subsided after the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 led to a dramatic decrease in Iraqi violence. The Democratic-controlled...
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  • Peter Mansoor (category United States Army personnel of the Iraq War)
    executive officer to General David Petraeus during the Iraq War, particularly the Iraq War troop surge of 2007. He is a professor at the Ohio State University...
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    invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion began on 20 March 2003 and lasted just over one month, including 26 days of major combat...
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    Iraq War troop surge of 2007, and during the spring fighting of 2008. On March 28, 2004, the US leader of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq...
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    beforehand. Bush at War Plan of Attack State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III Iraq War troop surge of 2007 Bob Woodward to reveal 'The War Within'. Politico...
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  • primary focus is the Iraq War troop surge of 2007, along with the ascension to command of Gen. David Petraeus and the change in approach of Gen. Ray Odierno...
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    General David Petraeus. The Iraq War troop surge of 2007 was part of this "new way forward", which along with U.S. backing of Sunni groups it had previously...
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  • founder of the Progressive Metal band Periphery Peter Mansoor, Palestinian American Army colonel, executive officer to Gen. Petraeus during Iraq War troop surge...
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    mid-2008, having been quelled by the American troop surge of 2007. However, after the American withdrawal from Iraq in December 2011, a renewed sectarian and...
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    understanding of CEI. Thymmons proves his hypothesis with personal vignettes from his time as an infantry platoon leader during the Iraq War troop surge of 2007. In...
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  • East and was a prominent supporter of George W. Bush's Iraq War troop surge of 2007. At the time, Pence said "the surge is working" and defended the initial...
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    506th Infantry Regiment (United States) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States Army Center of Military History)
    set the stage for the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 under General David Petraeus, the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry and the Iraqi Police conducted the first...
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    Bill Kristol (category Chiefs of staff to the vice president of the United States)
    difference in the battle of Baghdad: American troops." This was one of the early calls for what became the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 four months later. In...
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    Danielle Pletka (category Naturalized citizens of the United States)
    supported the Iraq War troop surge of 2007, crediting it as a successful counterinsurgency strategy, and criticized President Obama's withdrawal of U.S. troops...
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    The Gulf War was an armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States. The coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried...
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    Mark H. Landes (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit)
    led during operations in the Diyala Governorate as part of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007. After completing his command tour, he was assigned to the...
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  • troops from Iraq (2007–2011) Timeline of the Iraq War Timeline of the 2003 invasion of Iraq Timeline of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 Iraq disarmament timeline...
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  • Carter Malkasian (category American people of the Iraq War)
    Anbar Awakening and the Rise of the Islamic State (2017) deals with the Anbar Awakening and the Iraq War troop surge of 2007, and attempts to explain why...
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    Anthony Zinni (category American anti–Iraq War activists)
    dangers of terrorism coming out of Afghanistan before the September 11 attacks of 2001, and for supporting the Iraq War troop surge of 2007. In October...
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