PACKING UP: U.S. soldiers at Rustimiyah base in southern Baghdad prepare for a return home at the end of March. Shehab Ahmed / EPAFrom The L.A. Times:
U.S. commanders are deciding what to take, and what to leave behind. Some of the materiel will go to replenish military warehouses in the Persian Gulf region, and some to Afghanistan.
Reporting from Washington -- The American withdrawal from Iraq marks the beginning of one of the largest relocations of military hardware and manpower in recent years. But much of the equipment will not be returning to the United States.
Instead, some will remain with the Iraqi security forces and some will be shipped to Afghanistan. But as important, millions of tons of armor and weaponry will be used to restock huge U.S.-run warehouses across the Middle East -- in case it is needed in the future.
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My Comment: I would love to have the shipping and storage contract for this job.