U.S. Combat Force Gone From Iraq Barring Disaster
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U.S. troops would resume combat operations in Iraq only in case of a catastrophic event or the “complete failure” of that nation’s security forces, the U.S. commander in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, said.
“It would have to be something that would change the strategic dynamic for us to move back to combat operations,” Odierno said on CNN’s “State of the Union” program. “I really believe we’re beyond that point.”