U.S. to formally declare Iraq victory

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THE U.S. MILITARY have already signaled the end of the fighting stage of the war in Baghdad by starting to pull Marines out of the capital and replace them with U.S. Army troops better equipped to tackle the reconstruction of the battered capital.
But the U.S. forces are still hunting for Saddam Hussein and other top Iraqi officials, and have still not found Iraq?s alleged weapons of mass destruction, the justification for the U.S.-led invasion on March 20.
?There?s just some tidying up going on in relation to the final proclamation,? Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told Australia?s Seven Network television.
?Obviously it has to be absolutely accurate legally. It also has to be a proclamation that strikes the right political tone,? Downer said. ?But it will happen in the next few days.?
Australia, one of a handful of countries which committed troops to the invasion, was being consulted on the wording with Britain.