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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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    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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    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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  • 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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    ethno-sectarian violence since December 2006. By late 2007, as the US troop surge began to wind down, violence in Iraq had begun to decrease from its 2006 highs....
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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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    recommended a gradual drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq, with a goal of reaching pre-surge troop levels by July 2008. Troop reductions would continue past...
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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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    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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  • 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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    Steven A. Boylan (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit)
    Petraeus in the prosecution of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 from February, 2007 to September, 2008. After leaving Iraq, he became the public affairs...
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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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  • Keane was instrumental in the implementation of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007. On 1 July 2009, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced a new lineup...
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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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • Iraq War troop surge of 2007 allowed Iraqi forces more time for training and leadership development, as well as more Coalition partnering with Iraqi units...
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  • Iraqi poet. December 1 – Rassim al-Jumaili (born 1938), Iraqi comedian and actor, kidney failure. Iraq portal Iraq War Iraq War troop surge of 2007 CNN...
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