U.S. State Department Getting Ready For Iraq

CONTINUING TO SERVE
With their hands raised, 126 U.S. service members rehearse before a mass re-enlistment ceremony on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo

State Department Readies Iraq Operation, Its Biggest Since Marshall Plan -- Washington Post

The State Department is racing against an end-of-year deadline to take over Iraq operations from the U.S. military, throwing up buildings and marshalling contractors in its biggest overseas operation since the effort to rebuild Europe after World War II.

While attention in Washington and Baghdad has centered on the number of U.S. troops that may remain in Iraq, they will be dwarfed by an estimated 16,000 civilians under the American ambassador — the size of an Army division.

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