US remains in Iraq, as 'coalition' prepares for home

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Updated July 29, 2009 12:06:01

In just a couple of days, the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' in Iraq will be a coalition no more.

The only troops remaining will be American, and even they are continuing to reduce their role towards making a complete withdrawal by the end of 2001. Meanwhile, the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates has made a surprise visit to Baghdad.

Presenter: North America correspondent, Lisa Millar reports
Speakers: Robert Gates, US Defence Secretary; Lawrence Korb is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and a senior advisor to the Center for Defense Information; Michael Ruben, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute

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