Camp Virginia, Kuwait (CNN) -- The U.S. military is ordering that soldiers crossing from Iraq into Kuwait be returned home at a faster rate, a move that comes as commanders work to break up a bottleneck of troops who have been pouring across the border ahead of a year-end deadline to withdraw, CNN has learned. "The order is to have these soldiers off the ground in Kuwait as soon as possible," a military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told CNN. The official, based in Kuwait, was not authorized to speak to the media. "They don't want these soldiers sitting around here. They want them home."
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Military official: "They don't want these soldiers sitting around. They want them home."
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The U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq is on schedule, a military official says
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More than 5,800 armored vehicles are expected to pass through Camp Virginia, an officer says
The president's announcement followed news that negotiations to extend the deadline broke down after Iraq's top political leaders refused to grant U.S. troops legal immunity, opening up the prospect of soldiers being tried in Iraqi courts and being subjected to @placeholder punishment.