No, the U.S. is not leaving Iraq
►http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/239-withdrawal/51130-no-the-us-is-not-leaving-iraq.html
Even though an official ceremony has marked an end to the war in Iraq, the truth is far more complicated, and it does not necessarily mean that the war is over. The US is leaving behind the world’s largest embassy, a large mission from the State Department and thousands of armed private military contractors. This article questions the task of the State Department in Iraq, as well as the US efforts to weaken the ties between the Iraq and its neighbor Iran.