Odierno: “I Believe It’s A Ten” That Troops Will Be Out Of Iraq In Late 2011 Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union, Gen. Ray Odierno reaffirmed that U.S. troops will be out of Iraq by late 2011, in accordance with the current timeline. When asked by John King about the chance of this, on a scale of one to ten, Odierno said: “As you ask me today, I believe it’s a ten – that we will be gone by 2011.” On the other hand, he also said he would continue to reassess the schedule of reducing combat troops over the next 18 months, but the final decisions would be up to the Iraqis.
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