Sentence examples for leave troop from inspiring English sources

This will leave troop levels at the end of his presidency at around 138,000 US soldiers in Iraq – slightly more than when the surge of reinforcements began just under two years ago.

Senior Army planning officers say it typically takes about 45 days to withdraw a combat brigade, meaning that only two or three more brigades — at most — could be withdrawn before the end of the year, which would leave troop levels far above 100,000.

Would Israel leave troops in outposts throughout the strip?

He has a fundamental principle: we don't leave troops behind.

When Mr. Santorum said that he would leave troops in the wars abroad, Mr. Huntsman challenged him.

Again and again, Mr. Edwards turned toward Mrs. Clinton, at one point asserting she would leave troops in Iraq for combat missions, while saying he would only leave troops for narrow missions like protecting the American embassy.

When Mr. Santorum said that he would leave troops in the wars abroad, Mr. Huntsman challenged him: "How long do you want to wait?" he asked.

As he campaigned in New Hampshire, in 2007, Obama said that he would not leave troops in Iraq even to stop genocide.

And as minister of defense, Mr. Sharon masterminded the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in June 1982, which would leave troops mired there for 18 more years.

According to The Times's Elisabeth Bumiller and Thom Shanker, the commanders' new military plan would leave troops in place beyond Mr. Obama's timetable.

I will get all of our troops out; they will leave troops behind indefinitely.