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Article: For U.S. Troops in Iraq, a Way to Come Home; Building up Iraq's security forces has been a top goal. It's finally paying off.
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- U.S. News & World Report
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- February 4, 2009
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Byline: Anna Mulrine
Building up Iraq's security forces has been a top goal. It's finally paying off
For years around the halls of the Pentagon, well-trained Iraqi troops seemed to be the holy grail. Capable Iraqi forces were seen as the ticket out for U.S. soldiers, yet privately, some senior military officials admitted to doubting whether it was one that would be punched anytime soon. This was particularly true given the wealth of tales--some comical, some gravely troubling--about corruption and ineptitude within Iraq's nascent security forces.
Today, the vision of competent Iraqi soldiers and police officers has largely come to fruition, ...