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US will be in Iraq "for the long haul"
• Newsweek (thanks Jean C.)The US armed forces are planning to stay in Iraq for at least a decade. The 38 square kilometres mini-city and airport Balad was the evidence that American forces were preparing for the long haul. With 27,500 landings and takeoffs a month, Balad is s