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Mhm . Provincial reconstruction and

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economic growth in Iraq continues .

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Even as U . S . Forces planned the

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complete withdrawal of troops from the

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country . The Zaidan milk factory

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opening is another step in the right

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direction as it officially opens for

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business . This is a great project

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between Iraq and the United States . Um

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We've kind of fulfilled a promise here .

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We've we've shown our partnership with

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the Iraqi people that we believe in

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their future and they believe in their

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future and we're working together for a

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better future for Iraq . During combat

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operations , the U . S . Bombed this

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area due to the high amount of

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insurgency activity and ultimately

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levelled the original factory . Until

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then it served the local population for

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over 40 years with financial and

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security support from the US government .

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The Iraqi people were able to plan and

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build the new facility that stands on

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the original ground of the one

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destroyed in 2005 ham market . And this

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spot very important spot for the

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general company of dairy products . He

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is Shericka . At the same time , they

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consider it as a gift from the United

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States to the Iraqi Children . There's

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approximately 30,000 head of cattle in

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the Abu Ghraib area With 65 employees .

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This factory can again serve as a

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collection and processing point for raw

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milk from the local farmers here . They

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can test for contamination , filter and

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store what comes in before shipping it

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out for bottling and other varieties of

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dairy products . I'm army staff

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Sergeant steve Ingle from Zeidan Iraq