After 8 Years In Iraq, Time To Pack Up And Go Home

A view of humvees parked at a courtyard at Camp Liberty in Baghdad September 30, 2011. U.S troops are scheduled to pull out of the country by the end of this year, according to a 2008 security pact between the U.S. and Iraq. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen

Packing Up After 8 Years In Iraq -- NPR

After a nearly nine-year war, all but a handful of U.S. forces will be leaving Iraq by the end of this year. As they close up shop, we checked in with Major Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, chief spokesman for the United States Forces-Iraq, to get a sense of what life is like there now.

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Update: U.S. withdrawal from Iraq: Eight years worth of stuff -- Reuters

My Comment: When it comes to Iraq, what sticks in my mind is this.