Iraqis celebrate in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, earlier today. U.S. troops pulled out of Iraqi cities on Tuesday in the first step toward winding down the American war effort by the end of 2011. Story here. Community Comments take on the situation here. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Question: Do you believe the Iraqis will be able to maintain the peace w/o U.S. troops on hand? Or do you care?