The suggestion that these leaders are only now drawing closer to Iran as a result of the U.S. drawdown is both patently ridiculous and misleading.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wonk Room » Iraq’s ‘National Sovereignty Day’] Reference

But General Petraeus told VOA as long as the drawdown is "conditions based" he does not see how anyone can make "an intellectual argument" against it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Petraeus: NATO Pressure Forcing Taliban to Seek Peace] Reference

As for a shorter-term drawdown -- which is what Taheri seems to mean by "a draw-down of the American military presence" -- Obama has never suggested that this should be delayed.    From Wordnik.com.  [TPMMuckraker] Reference

"The emerging from the drawdown is a milestone," Ken Heinz, president of.    From Wordnik.com.  [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference

The drawdown is a gradual process across many parts of the country, with units being replaced by smaller counterparts.    From Wordnik.com.  [The News Tribune Blogs] Reference

Driving the drawdown was a drop in crude oil imports, partly offset by reduced refining utilization (85. 9% vs. 86. 3%).    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

And we say "drawdown" and not a pullout, because we still have 130,000 troops in the country.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2009] Reference

Brown gave notice as well that he planned to continue the ongoing "drawdown" of British troops from Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who Is Gordon Brown?] Reference

Sixty-one percent said they wanted some kind of drawdown this year, including 26 percent who wanted all troops home by 2007.    From Wordnik.com.  [08/11/2006] Reference

A larger tank gives you more "drawdown" which causes the pump to turn off and on less frequently which in turn prolongs the life of the pump.    From Wordnik.com.  [Building Project Update for 8 March 2003] Reference

"redeployment" and "drawdown" - which is exactly what is happening in Iraq now.    From Wordnik.com.  [Classical Values] Reference

The money is needed to pay for Mr Obama's new Afghan strategy and the "drawdown" of combat troops in Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference

Your belief that NET removal, ( "drawdown") of CO2 from the atmosphere "will ULTIMATELY be necessary" is simply wrong!.    From Wordnik.com.  [RealClimate] Reference

And it's really cute that NPR and PBS spelled it "draw-down" for decades but this year began spelling it "drawdown" which is the White House's preferred spelling.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Common Ills] Reference

Instead, he has spoken of "drawdown" and "redeployment," while trying to soothe his "anti-imperialist" constituency by insisting that America won't seek military bases in Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [Israelated - English Israel blogs] Reference

Ironing out the details of that drawdown could take time.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Can Our Forces Come Home?] Reference

Do you feel confident that the U.S. military drawdown is on track?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baghdad’s Man in the Middle] Reference

"There will have to be a phased drawdown," says this senior Pentagon officer.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Can Our Forces Come Home?] Reference

Talk about a drawdown of troops sends exactly the wrong message to the guerrillas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iraqification: A Losing Strategy] Reference

What does the election have to produce in order to go ahead with an eventual drawdown?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Job Ahead: 'They're Not Going Back'] Reference

But they did not manage to reignite sectarian strife Americans fear might follow their drawdown.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trust but Verify] Reference

The aluminum industry uses 20 percent of the dams 'power output, and it, too, opposes a drawdown.    From Wordnik.com.  [Better Red Than Dead] Reference

(Support troops activated during Desert Storm were good, but with the drawdown, they also must be cut back.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Amputation, Not Pedicure] Reference

The military is serious business and with the drawdown and return to Fortress America, readiness is even more critical.    From Wordnik.com.  [War And The Second Sex] Reference

European publics (more than their governments) want an immediate drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq, which Obama will not provide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Won’t Meet Everybody’s Expectations] Reference

And you would be astonished at the level of drawdown to this point -- you would be amazed at how many dollars they haven't drawn down yet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Q&Amp;A: The State Of Security] Reference

Collins believes her plan — broadly similar to others floating around Congress — will result in a "significant drawdown of our troops.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Refusing to Lose] Reference

The time is ripe for a drawdown in Iraq's Al Anbar Province, he has long argued, pointing to security improvements logged with each passing week.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Hairy Fight] Reference

He arrived in October 2008, after the American surge, along with the Awakening movement and the drawdown of Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, had largely pacified Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brothers in Arms] Reference