While the combat troops have pulled out of Iraq, the country's army will continue to depend on the US military for training and maintenance.<br /><br />Rebuilding its military from scratch, Iraq has also been purchasing sophisticated American weapons, a dramatic departure from Saddam Hussein's soviet-era equipment.<br /><br />Thus even after full withdrawal, an enduring relationship will likely lock the Iraqis and the Americans in a long-term partnership<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Iraq.
