U.S. troops start to relax as Iraq security improves
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081210/2008_12_10t120318_450x315_us_iraq_feast.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=sInSna6FtkpqYOdz7f5XZw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Iraqi children grab free toys during the Eid al-Adha Muslim festival in southern Baghdad's Doura district December 10, 2008. (Erik de Castro/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081210/ts_nm/us_iraq_feast)Reuters - A few months ago, Lieutenant Greg Bassett and other U.S. soldiers would move through Abu Dsheer in a leapfrog pattern, half of them down in the dirt, rifles at the ready, protecting the rest as they ran.</p><br clear="all"/>
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