Bush to unveil Iraq troop plans as soon as Tuesday (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush could announce as soon as Tuesday that he wants to withdraw one combat brigade of about 4,000 troops from Iraq early next year, leaving force levels largely unchanged until he leaves office.

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White House spokeswoman Dana Perino would not comment on the substance of Bush's plan but said it would likely be announced this week.

"I think it's probable that you'll hear it this week, possibly as early as tomorrow — I should say likely, even probable tomorrow," Perino said on Monday.

Top U.S. defense officials recommended the plan to Bush last week. Pentagon sources have said the plan includes withdrawing one combat brigade from Iraq early next year.

Bush, who has seen his job approval rating sink because of the prolonged war, could to make his announcement when he speaks at the National Defense University in Washington at 9:55 a.m. EDT on Tuesday.

There are 146,000 troops in Iraq and 33,000 in Afghanistan. U.S. Army combat brigades in Iraq typically have around 3,500 to 4,000 soldiers, according to defense officials.

Three Pentagon sources told Reuters last week that Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, had agreed to shift from 15 brigades to 14 in that war zone. Two sources said the change would not take place until early next year.

Additionally, according to a senior U.S. defense official, one Marine battalion would be withdrawn from Iraq and its replacement would go this November to Afghanistan where Taliban and al Qaeda militant attacks on U.S.-led coalition forces have increased over two years.

While violence in Iraq has dropped dramatically in the past year, the proposed cutback is smaller than some analysts had predicted,

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