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January 30, 2010 Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to Congress
2010 will be marked by two significant events:
(1) the March 7 parliamentary elections, the first since December 2005,
which will determine whether a change occurs in the Prime Minister's seat; and
(2) the departure of 70,000 U.S. troops
by August 31, which will formally end U.S. combat operations in Iraq. The implications and consequences of these two
developments, though not directly related to reconstruction, will exert great influence on the nature and scope of the continuing U.S. effort in Iraq.
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