"General Casey has declined to describe the size of any possible troop reductions, but other senior military officials said American force levels in Iraq could drop to around 105,000, or about 13 brigades, by early next year, from the 142,000 now, just over 17 brigades.
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More Iraqi civilians are defying the insurgents' intimidation to give Iraqi forces tips on the locations of hidden roadside bombs, weapons caches and rebel safe houses. The Pentagon says that more than 152,000 Iraqis have been trained and equipped for the military or the police, but the quality and experience of those forces varies widely. Also, the Government Accountability Office said in March that those figures were inflated, including perhaps tens of thousands of police officers who are absent from duty. "

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/politics/11military.html?ex=1270872000&en=39db7bf015026efc&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland
[link from Drudge]

Not good news, but maybe it more a trial balloon or opening bid to idea of removing America forces from Iraq. In other words some in the Iraq govt have said they wanted a timetable for US miltary withdrawal and this could be said to be a modest very cautious offer in that direction. If the Iraqi govt wants more a more aggressive troop withdrawal then they make the argument for it- or simply state as their actual wish in the matter regardless of possible added risk that might mean.