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		<title>Goodbye to Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 20:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Kingsbury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of biggest surprises of the past year has been the trajectory of the Iraq War and the fact that, from Washington&#8217;s perspective, things have gone largely according to plan. U.S. forces continue to pack up and ship home the men and materiel of war, while Iraqi leaders are busy forming a coalition government after a successful and largely peaceful election in March. In what has been the longest and bloodiest conflict since the Vietnam War, U.S. casualties in Iraq are now at an all-time low. For the Iraqis, the war in their country continues, if at a lower level than before. Recent upticks of violence have been largely directed at Iraqi civilians and security forces, evidence that the country is far from being free, stable, and secure. Both Iraqi leaders and U.S. military commanders continue to fear the influence of neighboring Iran, and critical issues, like the disposition of the oil-rich region around Kirkuk, remain unresolved. Those former U.S. benchmarks for stability remain unmet. Yet Gen. Ray Odierno announced in April that by early September, as planned, the number of U.S. forces in Iraq will have shrunk to 50,000. Indeed, it appears that one of the country&#8217;s two ongoing [...]]]></description>
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