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Iraq Drawback Timeline Raises Fears of More Violence

No one knows what will happen after the last U.S. troops leave Iraq. But as Ellen Knickmeyer explains, many of Saddam’s former subjects are already girding for catastrophe.

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U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division board an aircraft at Baghdad International Airport as they begin their journey back to the United States. (Photo: Maya Alleruzzo / AP Photo)

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