Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 72 troop reductions 72 troop 69 troop buildup 69 troop surge 67 combat brigades 64 troop withdrawals 64 troops 62 troop deployment 60 troop withdrawal 59 Petraeus 57 Gen. Petraeus 57 Abizaid 55 drawdown 55 Odierno 55 Rumsfeld 54 Iraq 54 McChrystal 54 Afghanistan 52 commanders 52 brigades 51 General Stanley McChrystal 50 sectarian violence 50 resurgent Taliban 50 Gen. Stanley McChrystal 49 counterinsurgency 47 David Petraeus 47 counterinsurgency strategy 46 civilian casualties 46 Donald H. Rumsfeld 46 Robert Gates 46 John Abizaid 46 counter insurgency 45 Secretary Donald Rumsfeld 45 peacekeeping force 44 insurgency 43 sectarian killings 43 mandate expires 42 battalions 42 redeployment 42 Donald Rumsfeld 42 Maliki 42 NATO 42 Pentagon 41 Anbar province 41 Iraqis 41 de Hoop Scheffer 41 Defense Secretary 41 al Maliki 41 peacekeeping mission 41 Fogh Rasmussen 41 Defense Donald Rumsfeld 41 western Anbar province 41 Zebari 41 Khalilzad 41 Taliban insurgency 41 Commanders 41 Ryan Crocker 40 Al Maliki 40 forces 40 Nato 40 pullout 40 redeploying 40 reinforcements 40 Karzai 39 Anbar 39 Bush 39 Afghan 39 military 39 Sen. Chuck Hagel 39 militarily 39 insurgents 39 Brahimi 39 Warner R Va 38 peacekeepers 38 peacekeeping 38 soldiers 38 Helmand 38 war 38 President Hamid Karzai 38 Eikenberry 38 nuclear arsenals 38 Marines 38 State Condoleezza Rice 38 prisoner abuse 38 Sunni insurgency 38 Army Lt. Gen. 37 Prime Minister Nouri al 37 death toll 37 McKiernan 37 drone strikes 37 Senate Armed 37 Shinseki 37 cease fire 37 missile defenses 37 Hagel 37 insurgent 36 generals 36 deportations 36 headcount 36 military tribunals 36 roadside bombings