Staff Sgt. James Lacapra of Sandy, Oregon places an identification tag on an ammunition carrier at Camp Taji in Baghdad October 19, 2009. The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, said earlier this month that he expected the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to drop to as few as 110,000 by the end of this year. There currently are about 119,000. The U.S. combat mission in Iraq is slated to end on August 31, 2010. Picture taken October 19, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 28 months ago

Staff Sgt. James Lacapra of Sandy, Oregon places an identification tag on an ammunition carrier at Camp Taji in Baghdad October 19, 2009. The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, said earlier this month that he expected the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to drop to as few as 110,000 by the end of this year. There currently are about 119,000. The U.S. combat mission in Iraq is slated to end on August 31, 2010. Picture taken October 19, 2009.

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