9月13日,在听取了伊拉克美军最高指挥官彼得雷乌斯的伊拉克局势评估报告后,美国总统布什发表全国电视讲话,宣称将在明年7月前从伊拉克撤出部分人员,使驻伊美军人数减至约13万人。撤军问题一直是美国对伊政策的焦点。由于伊拉克安全形势迟迟不能好转,布什政府 On September 13th, after listening to the Iraqi Supreme Commander Petraeus’ report on the assessment of the situation in Iraq, President Bush issued a national televised speech and declared that he will withdraw some personnel from Iraq by July next year, so that the U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. The number was reduced to about 130,000. The issue of withdrawing troops has always been the focus of the U.S. policy toward Iraq. As the security situation in Iraq can not be turned for the better, the Bush administration