the final weeks of u.s. troops in iraq. last units here prepare to leave. here's our piece on @CBSEveningNews. bit.ly/uB8ati

@EstebanHRZ all's good. not sure how nyc is -- in baghdad. but when i left it -- was terrific. good luck w/everything

@EstebanHRZ yo!! esteban -- how are you bro?

on @CBSEveningNews tonite -- fewer than 8000 troops now in iraq. we'll meet some of the last to leave.

At cos kalsu 60 miles south of baghdad, one of 4 u.s. Military bases left in iraq. Fewer than 8000 troops left in country.

green zone has been safest part of baghdad. monday car bomb raises question - if they can get car bomb there.. then where is safe in iraq?

state department has tightened security and limited the movements of americans anywhere outside heavily fortified compound of u.s embassy.

noticing significant changes in u.s. security posture in iraq as more troops depart and iraq security forces take more and more control.

@hatznet i did. you're right. i'm wrong. sleep debt.

@mscaballorojo good luck with the trail run. WOW -- that's big time. only race plans i have are for the race back home when this is over.

@mscaballorojo baghdad is the city of treadmills. no city running here i'm afraid. kevlar weighs too much. thank YOU for reading.

@hatznet how'd u know 18? tony furlow carries a dozen cases to the bathroom with him just to brush his teeth.

on @CBSEveningNews. are iraqis ready to secure iraq? bit.ly/uFUEvs

the u.s. troop drawdown in iraq begins ints final phase. what's next here? our report on @CBSEveningNews: bit.ly/uFUEvs

@Axelrodphoto yo bro. thanks for the good thoughts.

@edhenryTV thank you edward. appreciate the good wishes.

17 dead in diyala province. 10 shiites in car bomb. sunni leader and family shot dead. can iraqi police control sectarian violence?

At baghdad's maamoun university where students are grateful to us troops but say it's time for iraq second frces to stand on their own.

as u.s. troops leave what do iraqis think? grateful? or good riddance? heading out to ask them. keep an eye out on @CBSNews

only pool coverage of biden allowed btw. nbc traveling with him from the u.s. -- all other western media is barred.