In April, Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of Multi-National Force-Iraq, testified before the House and Senate that significant progress has been made in Iraq since last spring, but it is "fragile and reversible." He called for a suspension of troop withdrawals when the last surge brigade combat team leaves Iraq in July, a 45-day period of consolidation and evaluation, then an assessment of conditions prior to recommending further drawdowns.
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