Us Hopeful About Exit After A Quiet July In Iraq (ap)

The son of Monther al-Tamimi, mourns by his body outside a hospital in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 30, 2009. Al-Tamimi was killed in a bomb blast in a building used by a Sunni backed political group. (AP Photo/Adam Hadei)AP – July is on track to be the least deadly month for American troops and one of the quietest for Iraqis since the war started, a decline in violence that has led the U.S. to consider stepping up its withdrawal plans just a month after pulling its combat forces back from Baghdad and other cities.

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