Timeline of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007

Timeline of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 U.S. troop levels in Iraq are at 132,000.

[1] U.S. troop levels in Iraq are at 150,000.

[1] U.S. troop surge hits its peak strength at 168,000.

This number is maintained until November 2007 when troops begin drawdown.

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Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, appears before Congress to testify on assessments of the progress in Iraq, shown here Sept. 10, 2007