E-mail to a friend . Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman says he thought Iraqis would welcome liberation . Gen. Peter Pace continues to voice his support for the Iraq invasion . The U.S. military has been in Iraq since 2003 and is now preparing a withdrawal plan that will leave about 50,000 troops there after 2011. Defense secretary says Pace , other Bush military advisers agree with Petraeus .
Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman says he thought Iraqis would welcome liberation . Gen. Peter Pace continues to voice his support for the Iraq invasion . The U.S. military has been in Iraq since 2003 and is now preparing a withdrawal plan that will leave about 50,000 troops there after 2011. Defense secretary says Pace , other Bush military advisers agree with Petraeus .