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March 2003 -- U.S. troops invade Iraq: 192,000.
May 2003 -- President Bush declares the end of major combat: 146,000.
January 2005 -- First post-invasion Iraqi election: 159,000.
October 2005 -- Iraqi referendum on the constitution: 157,000.
December 2005 -Iraqi parliamentary elections: 152,000.
June 2006 -- Lowest troop level since July 2004: 125,000.
September 2006 -- Escalating insurgent violence: 147,000.
Mid-January 2007 -- Bush announces troop "surge" plan: 132,000.
End-January 2007 -- Troops begin moving into Iraq: 137,000
October 2007 -Troop buildup peaks: 170,000.
March 2008 -- U.S. troop deaths reach 4,000: 158,000.
End-of-July projection: 140,000.
Unofficial goal expressed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates for December: 100,000.
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