Iraqi security forces patrol in central Baghdad, Iraq on the day U.S. troops pulled out of Iraqi cities in the first step toward winding down the American war effort by the end of 2011. Full Article at Newsday
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I think we will not need the American forces anymore, because our forces are capable of handling the security situation
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It is time to leave the cities—all the Iraqi cities—to include Mosul
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The Americans’ cowboy style was annoying
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The Iraqi people are rightly treating this as a cause for celebration ... The future belongs to those who build, not to those who destroy.
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Our combat forces, partnering with the Iraqi Security Forces, will secure the belts and borders in an attempt to eliminate safe havens and sanctuaries and to limit freedom of movement of insurgents and prevent the facilitation of foreign fighters through the borders
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I felt it was normal for an Iraqi soldier, rather than an American, to order me to stop for a search
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I hope our forces will be up to the task so we can return to normalcy
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A small number of U.S. forces will remain in cities to train, advise, coordinate with Iraqi Security Forces, as well as enable them to move forward
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It is a day when Iraqis celebrate as they continue to move toward exercising their full sovereignty ... The Iraqi people should be very proud of the dedication, progress and sacrifice of the Iraqi Security Forces and the Government of Iraq. Their accomplishments in preparing for this day are commendable...
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Iraq's future is now in the hands of its own people.
SOURCE: San Diego Union-Tribune
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