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US Iraq withdrawal in two weeks

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In just over two weeks time, US combat troops will be off the streets of Iraqi cities. The home-grown security forces will take over sole responsibility for safety in some of the most dangerous areas of Iraq. Correspondent Nicholas Witchell has been on one of the last American foot patrols with the US fifth cavalry in Baghdad to gauge the reaction.

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