IRAQI SOLDIER KILLS 2 U.S. TROOPS

"Two U.S. troops were killed Saturday by an Iraqi soldier who apparently smuggled real bullets into a training exercise and opened fire, raising fresh concerns about insurgents worming into the nation's security forces as the Americans prepare to leave by the year's end... The Mosul attack underscores the threats that U.S. forces continue to face in Iraq even though most of the estimated 47,000 troops no longer go on regular combat missions. The vast majority of American troops left – down from nearly 170,000 in 2007 – are all but confined to bases where they help train Iraqi police, soldiers and pilots..."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/15/us-soldiers-shot-dead-by-_n_809486.html

U.S. WILL HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IRAQ WAR

"... After one trillion dollars and 5,000 casualties, America will leave Iraq with nothing to show for its Quixotic commitment to build a nation in the Mesopotamian sand... The pro-Iranian government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will eliminate America's role in Iraq after America's scheduled withdrawal..."
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LL23Ak04.html