US remains in Iraq, as 'coalition' prepares for home | Connect Asia

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

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