ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə jˌuːˌɛsˈeɪ tədˈeɪ, ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ðə jˌuːˈɛs ɐmbˈæsədɚ tə kuːwˈeɪt, ɹˈɪtʃɚd dʒˈoʊnz, ɐnˈaʊnst ðætðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts wʌz ɹᵻdˈuːsɪŋ ɪts pɹˈɛzəns æɾ ˈældʒˈeɪbɚ tə fˈʊli ɹᵻdˈuːs ɪts fˈoːɹsᵻz æt ðæt loʊkˈeɪʃən.
According to USA Today, on 22 October 2003, the US Ambassador to Kuwait, Richard Jones, announced that the United States was reducing its presence at Al-Jaber to fully reduce its forces at that location.