U.S. Withdrawal Of Combat Soldiers From Iraq Is Complete -- News Roundup

Iraq: What Will The Remaining 50,000 U.S. Troops Do? -- Time Magazine

There was a sigh of relief at the Pentagon Wednesday as the U.S. Army's final combat brigade crossed from Iraq into Kuwait. Generals and their staffs have spent nearly a decade juggling soldiers to meet the needs of two wars, bruising many of the units and stretching the Army nearly to the breaking point in the process. Military experts agree that reducing troop strength in Iraq will ease the strain on the force, although it could allow tensions inside Iraq to flare. But the campaign's sunk costs — more than 4,400 U.S. troops dead, 30,000 wounded (and far higher Iraqi casualties), along with a price tag that amounts to $2,500 for every person in America — is far higher than anyone expected when Operation Iraqi Freedom began on March 20, 2003.

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More News On The U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq

No rejoicing in Iraq as U.S. combat mission ends -- L.A. Times
Exiting Iraq, U.S. Brigade Traces Invasion Route -- NPR
From shock and awe to a quiet exit – US troops pull out of Iraq -- The Guardian
Goodbye Iraq: Last US Combat Brigade Heads Home -- ABC News
We won! ‘And we brought in democracy,’ U.S. soldier hollers as last combat brigade waves goodbye to Iraq after 7 years -- Daily Mail
Daily View: US troops leaving Iraq -- BBC
US Combat Mission in Iraq Will Change, But Not Quite Yet -- Voice of America
U.S. Iraq Troop Withdrawal 'In Name Only' As Country Faces Uncertain Future -- Radio Free Europe
Iraq 'Ready' to Cope without US Army -- Novinite
Backgrounder: A glimpse at U.S. cost of war in Iraq -- Xinhuanet
Troops withdraw, but US work in Iraq war unfinished and fragile -- Christina Science Monitor
Iraq, the final chapter -- Howard Kurtz, Washington Post
US exit from Iraq is a phoney withdrawal -- Ranj Alaaldin, The Guardian
Winning the Peace in Iraq -- Max Boot, wall Street Journal