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U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment are seen reflected in a rearview mirror as an Iraqi policeman practices how to search a car in Baqouba, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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Sgt. Kyle Hale of Yukon, Okla., 1-6 battalion, 2nd brigade, 1st Armored Division, hits a man as he contains an unruly crowd to protect another man who was nearly trampled, outside the Al Rasheed Bank in the Jamilah market in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, June 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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Sgt. Kyle Hale of Yukon, Okla., 1-6 battalion, 2nd brigade, 1st Armored Division, hits a man as he contains an unruly crowd to protect another man who was nearly trampled, outside the Al Rasheed Bank in the Jamilah market in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, June 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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U.S. Soldiers of 1-6 battalion, 2nd brigade, 1st Armored Division, patrol in Jamilah market in the Shiite enclave of Sadr city, Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday , June 10, 2008 .(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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A U.S. Soldiers of 1-6 battalion, 2nd brigade, 1st Army Division, helps secure the area as an Iraqi woman passes next to him during a patrol in the Shiite enclave of Sadr city, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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President Barack Obama speaks in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama speaks in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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A members of the military in the audience look up at President Barack Obama as he speaks in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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First lady Michelle Obama looks on as President Barack Obama speaks in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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First lady Michelle Obama looks on as President Barack Obama speaks in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama looks on as first lady Michelle Obama speaks in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama acknowledge the crowd as they arrive in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, speaks to troops at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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epa03034044 US President Barack Obama talks about the end of the war in Iraq to soldiers at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA on 14 December 2011. EPA/STAN GILLILAND

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama applaud the troops during their visit to Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama listens as first lady Michelle Obama speaks to troops at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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epa03034008 US President Barack Obama (R) is seen through the Window of Marine One as he lands on the South Lawn after visiting Ft. Bragg, North Carolina in Washington, DC USA, 14 December 2011. At Ft. Bragg the President delivered remarks to troops about the end of America's war in Iraq. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

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A member of the military watches as President Barack Obama spoke at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama exit Air Force One upon their arrival at Pope Army Field in Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

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President Barack Obama speaks to troops at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet troops during their visit to Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Troops listen as President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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President Barack Obama speaks to troops at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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President Barack Obama speaks to troops at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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A silhouetted President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, speaks at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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First lady Michelle Obama hugs a woman in the military in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama greets members of the military at the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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A framed photograph of sons Jackson, Archer and Forrest sits on the desk of U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., in his office at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., prepares for a convoy at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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A specialized prosthetic leg for cycling sits next to body armor in the office of U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, left, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., adjusts the sleeve on his leg before putting on his prosthesis as he talks to his commander, Lt. Col. Kirk Dorr, right, at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, right, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., listens during the weekly command and staff meeting at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., carries his weapon and a bag containing his prosthetic legs on his way to a convoy at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, left, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., packs one of his prosthetic legs into a bag before traveling by convoy at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., checks in with soldiers as they pack their belongings in preparation for their return to the U.S. at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., descends a staircase during his daily rounds at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., center, talks with Lt. Chris Colvin, left, as soldiers pack their belongings in preparation for their return to the U.S. at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., center, checks in with soldiers as they pack their belongings in preparation for their return to the U.S. at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., climbs out of a guard tower on his daily rounds at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, left, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., talks to his commander, Lt. Col. Kirk Dorr, right, at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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A specialized prosthetic leg for cycling sits next to body armor in the office of U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle stretches before a physical fitness test at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, left, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., adjusts his prosthesis as he talks to his commander, Lt. Col. Kirk Dorr, right, at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., takes notes on his daily rounds at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., listens during the weekly command and staff meeting at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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In this family photo dated Nov. 20, 2009, U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, left, poses for a photo with his wife, Kim, and their sons Archer, bottom left, Forrest, center, and Archer, right, during a family vacation at Huntington Island State Park in Georgia shortly before he deployed to Iraq. (AP Photo/courtesy Maj. David Rozelle)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, right, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., is surrounded by his soldiers during a physical fitness test at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., left, checks in with soldiers as they pack their belongings in preparation for their return to the U.S. at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, second from right, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., listens during the weekly command and staff meeting at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, center right, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., listens during the weekly command and staff meeting at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., checks in with soldiers as they pack their belongings in preparation for their return to the U.S. at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., right, stands in formation during a re-enlistment ceremony at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., smiles as he talks to soldiers packing their belongings in preparation for their return to the U.S. at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)

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In this photo taken Thursday, March 17, 2011, U.S. Army soldiers from A Co., 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division stand near ammunition to be used at a shooting range at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The American invasion of Iraq was only supposed to take a few months: a quick blitz to depose dictator Saddam Hussein, find and dismantle weapons of mass destruction and go home. Eight years later, thousands of U.S. troops remain in Iraq _ and their mission may not be accomplished until far into the future. Just how many will stay is the heart of a tense and hushed debate among U.S. and Iraqi officials who want the fragile democracy to stand alone for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that began locally on the night of March 19, 2003 _ but fear it could fall apart without military support. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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In this photo taken Thursday, March 17, 2011, an Iraqi Army soldier draws a diagram vehicle positioning as U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Crum, 35, of Hemet, Calif, from A Co., 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division looks on during a training session at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The American invasion of Iraq was only supposed to take a few months: a quick blitz to depose dictator Saddam Hussein, find and dismantle weapons of mass destruction and go home. Eight years later, thousands of U.S. troops remain in Iraq _ and their mission may not be accomplished until far into the future. Just how many will stay is the heart of a tense and hushed debate among U.S. and Iraqi officials who want the fragile democracy to stand alone for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that began locally on the night of March 19, 2003 _ but fear it could fall apart without military support. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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In this photo taken Thursday, March 17, 2011, a U.S. Army soldier from A Co., 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division fires his weapon at a range at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The American invasion of Iraq was only supposed to take a few months: a quick blitz to depose dictator Saddam Hussein, find and dismantle weapons of mass destruction and go home. Eight years later, thousands of U.S. troops remain in Iraq _ and their mission may not be accomplished until far into the future. Just how many will stay is the heart of a tense and hushed debate among U.S. and Iraqi officials who want the fragile democracy to stand alone for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that began locally on the night of March 19, 2003 _ but fear it could fall apart without military support. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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In this photo taken Thursday, March 17, 2011, U.S. Army soldiers from D Co., 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, seen at right, stand in formation with Iraqi Army soldiers during a graduation ceremony for Iraqi Army soldiers in the operation of M1A1 Abrams tank sat Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The American invasion of Iraq was only supposed to take a few months: a quick blitz to depose dictator Saddam Hussein, find and dismantle weapons of mass destruction and go home. Eight years later, thousands of U.S. troops remain in Iraq _ and their mission may not be accomplished until far into the future. Just how many will stay is the heart of a tense and hushed debate among U.S. and Iraqi officials who want the fragile democracy to stand alone for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that began locally on the night of March 19, 2003 _ but fear it could fall apart without military support. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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In this photo taken Wednesday, March 16, 2011, U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Darnell Cleveland, of Pineville. S.C., from D Co., 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, is seen inside the turret of an M1A1 Abrams tank at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The American invasion of Iraq was only supposed to take a few months: a quick blitz to depose dictator Saddam Hussein, find and dismantle weapons of mass destruction and go home. Eight years later, thousands of U.S. troops remain in Iraq _ and their mission may not be accomplished until far into the future. Just how many will stay is the heart of a tense and hushed debate among U.S. and Iraqi officials who want the fragile democracy to stand alone for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that began locally on the night of March 19, 2003 _ but fear it could fall apart without military support. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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In this photo taken Wednesday, March 16, 2011, an Iraqi Army soldier, right, lights a cigarette for U.S. Army Sgt. Brett Lester, center, of Riverside, Calif., from D Co., 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, during training on M1A1 Abrams tanks at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The American invasion of Iraq was only supposed to take a few months: a quick blitz to depose dictator Saddam Hussein, find and dismantle weapons of mass destruction and go home. Eight years later, thousands of U.S. troops remain in Iraq _ and their mission may not be accomplished until far into the future. Just how many will stay is the heart of a tense and hushed debate among U.S. and Iraqi officials who want the fragile democracy to stand alone for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that began locally on the night of March 19, 2003 _ but fear it could fall apart without military support. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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In this photo taken Wednesday, March 16, 2011, U.S. Army soldiers from D Co., 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, center, watch as Iraqi Army soldiers are timed while reassembling a weapon during training on M1A1 Abrams tanks at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The American invasion of Iraq was only supposed to take a few months: a quick blitz to depose dictator Saddam Hussein, find and dismantle weapons of mass destruction and go home. Eight years later, thousands of U.S. troops remain in Iraq _ and their mission may not be accomplished until far into the future. Just how many will stay is the heart of a tense and hushed debate among U.S. and Iraqi officials who want the fragile democracy to stand alone for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that began locally on the night of March 19, 2003 _ but fear it could fall apart without military support. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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In this photo taken Wednesday, March 16, 2011, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Seeman, right, 25, from Kalispell, Montana, takes the oath of re-enlistment as Spc. Brian Martinez, center, 22, from Aurora, Ill., holds up a U.S. flag in front of an Apache helicopter during a ceremony at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The American invasion of Iraq was only supposed to take a few months: a quick blitz to depose dictator Saddam Hussein, find and dismantle weapons of mass destruction and go home. Eight years later, thousands of U.S. troops remain in Iraq _ and their mission may not be accomplished until far into the future. Just how many will stay is the heart of a tense and hushed debate among U.S. and Iraqi officials who want the fragile democracy to stand alone for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that began locally on the night of March 19, 2003 _ but fear it could fall apart without military support. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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In this photo taken Wednesday, March 16, 2011, U.S. Army soldiers from A Co., 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division gather to watch a comrade's re-enlistment ceremony at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The American invasion of Iraq was only supposed to take a few months: a quick blitz to depose dictator Saddam Hussein, find and dismantle weapons of mass destruction and go home. Eight years later, thousands of U.S. troops remain in Iraq _ and their mission may not be accomplished until far into the future. Just how many will stay is the heart of a tense and hushed debate among U.S. and Iraqi officials who want the fragile democracy to stand alone for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that began locally on the night of March 19, 2003 _ but fear it could fall apart without military support. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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epa02506734 US and Iraqi soldiers during a search operation in search of Al-Qaeda militants in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, 25 December 2010. Kirkuk, a divided city, is home to populations of Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen. EPA/KHALIL AL-A'NEI

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epa02506733 US soldiers stand guard near a balckhawk helicopter during a search operation with Iraqi Army in search of Al-Qaeda militants in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, 25 December 2010. Kirkuk, a divided city, is home to populations of Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen. EPA/KHALIL AL-A'NEI