Today, the Iraqis took over control of the IZ in a big ceremony at the Republican Palace (former U.S. Embassy). As part of this turnover, we also handed that same Palace back to them. This is the most visible step so far in the Iraqis' path to standing on their own. My guess is they will want to make an immediate and visible difference and that will involve removing t-walls and cleaning up parts of the IZ to make everything look more normal and less like a war zone. We'll see how it goes ...I hope well.
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