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U.S. troops under Iraq's authority

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S. military in Iraq falls under Iraqi authority on Thursday for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003, a milestone in the war-weary country's path to restoring sovereignty.

The U.S. force in Iraq, now more than 140,000 strong, has operated since 2003 under a U.N. Security Council resolution which expired at midnight on New Year's Eve.

Starting January 1, troops will operate under the authority of the Iraqi government, according to a pact signed earlier this year by Washington and Baghdad.

Wingnuts always whine about our troops serving under NATO or UN commands so I'd like to hear what they now think of our troops reporting to Nouri al-Maliki?

Assholes!