After the effects of the troop “surge” were felt in iraq, president bush a ordered a similar surge in afghanistan. b ordered additional troops into pakistan. c announced a plan for an immediate us withdrawal. d announced a plan for a gradual us withdrawal.

The Answer is D) announced a plan for gradual US withdrawal. I just took the test and got it right.

The correct answer is:

D. Announced a plan for a gradual US withdrawal.

The withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq had been a controversial issue in the United States for most of the 2000s. By 2007 the number of U.S. military forces in Iraq had reached its peak at 170,300.

Finally, with the end of the Iraq War troop surge that same year, the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq started and was completed by 2011, ending the Iraq War.

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