In the WaPo, here
"...The accord, whose approval by Iraq's parliament is uncertain, would require U.S. troops to withdraw from cities by mid-2009 and leave the country by December 2011....But Iraq may not be able to defend itself from external attacks at that point, said U.S. and Iraqi military officials. Iraq has no jet fighters or artillery and will not get its first large naval vessel until next year. Many former air force pilots who have been rehired are close to retirement age and haven't flown for years.....But as the Iraqi forces start taking over, it is unclear how powerful the American legacy will be..."
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