U.s. Pullout From Iraq A Mountainous Challenge

U.S. pullout from Iraq a mountainous challenge

CAMP ADDER, Iraq (Reuters) - For months now First Lieutenant Sidney Leslie's mind has not been on protecting U.S. military convoys in Iraq from bomb and insurgent attacks but on packing up, loading trucks and going home to Bedford, Virginia.

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