Aug 22nd, 2008 · There are signs of Russian troop movements in the republic of Georgia. About 20 miles from Tbilisi, Russian soldiers suddenly packed up their gear and moved out with their tanks, and Georgian forces are moving in. Russia has promised that the troop pullback would be completed today.
Jun 4th, 2008 · Hundreds of newly trained Palestinian soldiers and police have deployed in the West Bank city of Jenin, part of a U.S.-backed plan to bolster the government of Mahmoud Abbas and encourage an Israeli military pullback. But many view the crackdown with skepticism.
Aug 16th, 2007 · U.S. stocks appear headed for another sharp retrenchment as fears persist of widening problems with some mortgages and tighter access to credit. A sell-off overseas set the tone for Wall Street.
Jul 9th, 2007 · As talk about an Iraq pullback intensifies, the White House denies that it is debating a troop withdrawal to ease political pressure, and it maintains that no decisions will be made until top Pentagon advisers report on the effectiveness of the troop buildup.
Nov 30th, 2006 · A bipartisan commission on U.S. policy in Iraq will urge a pullback of some U.S. troops in Iraq, but will not recommend a specific timetable for withdrawing U.S. forces, according to an official familiar with the panel's deliberations.
Nov 30th, 2006 · Details of the Iraq Study Group's final report have been leaked to The New York Times. The report does not advocate a firm timetable for withdrawal, but does call for phased pullback of American troops now in Iraq.
Dec 5th, 2005 · Jonathan Rausch, senior writer for the National Journal says that public opinion and political reality will force President Bush to withdraw troops from Iraq in months, rather than years. Rausch, a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution, made the argument in the Outlook section of Sunday's Washington Post.
Aug 7th, 2005 · Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces his resignation, a week before Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip begins. Also, Israel's Cabinet formally ratifies the first phase of the withdrawal. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says Netanyahu's resignation will not affect the pullback.