The United States has reached the Trump administration’s goal to reduce American troops in Iraq to 2,500, according to Pentagon chief Chris Miller on Friday. “The drawdown of U.S. force levels in Iraq is reflective of the increased capabilities of the Iraqi Security Forces,” Miller said in a statement on the Department of Defense’s website. “We have long anticipated that the force level required to support Iraq’s fight against ISIS would decrease as Iraq’s capability to manage the threat from ISIS improves. Our ability to reduce force levels is evidence of real progress.” Trump announced the troop drawdown last year, though the House and Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last month in a near-unanimous vote, which would keep more troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other areas like Germany. “This force reduction is consistent with Operation Inherent Resolve’s (OIR) transition from major combat operations and does not equate to …
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