Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 48 drawdown 47 accumulation 43 surge 40 troop buildup 38 thinning 38 thawing 38 slippage 37 thaw 37 withdrawal 37 melting 36 spike 36 escalation 36 troop surge 36 resurgence 36 rupture 35 melt 35 pullout 35 imbalance 35 hardening 35 accumulating 34 swelling 34 troop withdrawal 34 warming 34 flow 34 preparations 33 depletion 33 influx 33 blockage 33 troop withdrawals 33 stockpiling 33 leaks 33 tamp down 33 seeping 33 disintegration 33 clogging 32 infiltration 32 deterioration 32 pullback 32 Robert Gates 32 seep 32 Pentagon 32 realignment 32 shrinkage 32 spillover 31 implosion 31 leaking 31 seepage 31 invasion 31 flowing 31 Rumsfeld 31 ratcheting 31 leak 31 bulge 31 imbalances 31 glut 31 unusually 31 destabilization 31 miscalculation 31 breakdown 30 incursion 30 flaring 30 redeployment 30 corrosion 30 flushing 30 friction 30 surges 30 deployment 30 erosion 30 resumption 30 bulging 30 shutdown 30 cooling 30 accumulate 30 draining 30 stockpiles 30 preparation 30 dissipate 30 oxidation 30 spikes 30 bubbling 29 weakening 29 removal 29 supply disruptions 29 destabilizing 29 letdown 29 resurfacing 29 presence 29 outflow 29 eruption 29 purge 29 postponement 29 pumping 29 expansion 29 inflow 29 rise 29 dropoff 29 uptick 29 formation 28 blowout 28 Abizaid 28 softening