They depart Saturday, before Mr.Kim's state funeral on Sunday.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

"Between now and the end of 2011 when all US troops are scheduled to depart Iraq, we have a number of important milestones to achieve, including fair and secure elections, the seating of a new national government and a continued draw down of U.S.forces leading to our change of mission in August 2010,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.28