So compare this headline of the Washington Post with the text of the story. Headline: "All U.S. troops to leave Iraq by the end of 2011." Now the text of the story:
"As a result, only a contingent of fewer than 200 Marines assigned to help protect the large U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad will remain...About 16,000 U.S. diplomats and civilian contractors will remain posted in Iraq." I like that the 16,000 figure did not distinguish between those who are diplomats and those who are mercenaries--I mean, "civilian contractors."
"As a result, only a contingent of fewer than 200 Marines assigned to help protect the large U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad will remain...About 16,000 U.S. diplomats and civilian contractors will remain posted in Iraq." I like that the 16,000 figure did not distinguish between those who are diplomats and those who are mercenaries--I mean, "civilian contractors."