tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193001479995621168.post-36935122314087255442008-07-23T23:29:00.000-07:002008-07-23T23:31:10.439-07:00<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GCA-iraq/idUSL2249013120080722">US troop level in Iraq has fallen from a high of 170,000 in 2007 to 147,000</a>. <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article4379923.ece">Meanwhile, Basra remains at peace</a>.Realistnoreply@blogger.com