Timeline keeps troops in Iraq three months longer than Obama had pledged . Obama plans to keep 35,000-50,000 support troops in Iraq after combat troops leave . Some lawmakers frustrated with news , concerned for safety of support troops . All U.S. troops have to be out of Iraq by December 31 , 2011 , under an agreement the Bush administration signed with the Iraqi government last year . Comment:
Timeline keeps troops in Iraq three months longer than Obama had pledged . Obama plans to keep 35,000-50,000 support troops in Iraq after combat troops leave . Some lawmakers frustrated with news , concerned for safety of support troops . Comment: