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April 22, 2011

U.S. & Iraq in Secret Talks To Keep 10,000 U.S. Troops in Iraq 
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The Wall Street Journal reports senior U.S. and Iraqi military officials
have been secretly negotiating a possible plan to keep about 10,000 U.S.
troops in Iraq beyond the scheduled withdrawal of all U.S. forces at
year's end. Iraqi officials, though, have expressed concern that a
continued U.S. military presence could lead to protests similar to those
sweeping other Arab countries.



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