Visiting Iraq, Keane saw not only Petraeus and Odierno but their division and brigade commanders.
The leadership and team here have spoken with our ambassador and with General Odierno.
Mr Gates was accompanied by Gen Ray Odierno, the top US commander in Iraq.
David Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, would make the final decision, Odierno said.
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Ray Odierno, Commander of the Multi-National Corps in Baghdad, appeared today in the Los Angeles Times.
Ray Odierno, described him as "a national hero" in a joint statement that expressed sadness over the death.
Odierno and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker issued a statement welcoming the council's ratification of the measures.
Hey, look, let me begin by saying that -- a special thanks to Generals Casey, Sanchez, Odierno and Austin.
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Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military official in Iraq, issued a statement welcoming the council's ratification of the measures.
Raymond Odierno, the 4th Infantry's top general in Tikrit, could have rejected the recommendation and ordered a court martial.
Odierno is concerned about the chances of political violence, including the spillover of tensions in northern Iraq between Kurds and Arabs.
Asked about the recent spike in violence this month, Odierno said the incidents are still as low as they have been.
This was the biggest difference between Odierno's plan and the one Keane and Kagan had pulled together at the American Enterprise Institute.
The President heard directly from General Odierno who said that we're on target to complete our drawdown by the end of August.
Hunting down the people who are the "command and control" for those operations is a major goal of U.S. troops, Odierno said.
On Tuesday, Gen Odierno called the dispute between the Kurds and the central government the "number one driver of instabilities" in Iraq.
Raymond Odierno, who has been tapped to fill Petraeus' position in Iraq, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on their nominations.
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To address tomorrow's conflicts, Odierno revealed an initiative in March 2012 to regionally align brigades with the six unified command zones.
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Odierno said it wasn't clear how recently the bodyguards had been protecting Saddam and that the hunt for the deposed Iraqi leader was continuing.
Returning to Iraq for his second deployment in May 2006, Gen Odierno assumed the mantle of commanding general of the multi-national corps in Baghdad.
Odierno, who previously served as commander of troops in Iraq, met with Mr. Maliki in Baghdad on Thursday, according to an Iraqi government spokesman.
Seeking to translate the strategy into operational and tactical sense, Odierno was looking downward, monitoring the adjustments of subordinates from division commanders to platoon leaders.
Ray Odierno of the 4th Infantry Division said the raid took place Thursday at a house south of Tikrit, the deposed Iraqi president's hometown.
Raymond Odierno, told CNN last week that it may be possible to move faster than initially expected on troop cuts, but he also urged caution.
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Lieutenant General Ray Odierno is a day-to-day ground commander in Iraq.
Odierno said troops are following up daily tips about Saddam's whereabouts.
Odierno said the cities would feel "significantly different" without U.S. "battalions, " even though there will still be Americans in the cities as military trainers and advisers.
Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, told reporters that "Syria has been taking some action" to stop the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq.
Raymond Odierno, Charles Jacoby and Frank Helmick explained the goal: to return the country to Iraqis with an internal security force capable of protecting the country.
Lieutenant General Raymond Odierno tells USA Today that the military has linked to guns and rockets to Iran using - among other things - serial numbers.
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