Iraq withdrawal: How many US troops will remain? (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration is considering dropping the president’s commitment to withdrawing all US troops from Iraq by the end of the year in favor of keeping several thousand military trainers there.

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