Iraq army to remain dependent on US

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Uploaded by on Aug 29, 2010

While the combat troops have pulled out of Iraq, the country's army will continue to depend on the US military for training and maintenance.

Rebuilding its military from scratch, Iraq has also been purchasing sophisticated American weapons, a dramatic departure from Saddam Hussein's soviet-era equipment.

Thus even after full withdrawal, an enduring relationship will likely lock the Iraqis and the Americans in a long-term partnership

Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Iraq.

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