50,000 U.S. Troops Remain in Iraq

By John McCormack

Published August 19, 2010 3:29pm ET

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50,000 U.S. Troops Remain in Iraq — Eli Lake writes on the news that the final U.S. combat brigade is leaving Iraq: The Pentagon is officially ending its seven-year combat mission in Iraq on Aug. 31, but the remaining 50,000 U.S. troops will still carry out missions against terrorists and the CIA will continue cooperation with Iraq’s now-unified intelligence service. American F-16s […]

Eli Lake writes on the news that the final U.S. combat brigade is leaving Iraq:

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