U.S. troop reductions in Iraq likely to slow.

AP reports that the Bush administration “is sending strong signals that U.S. troop reductions in Iraq will slow or stop altogether this summer, a move that would jeopardize hopes of relieving strain on the Army and Marine Corps and revive debate over an open-ended U.S. commitment in Iraq.” The move results from concerns by U.S. commanders that the reduction in violence “is tenuous and could be reversed.”