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Screaming eagle, symbol of petraeus old division, 101st airborne. responsible for the gains associated with the u.s. troop surge. they fought with american soldiers, exchanged information, and battled al qaeda together. but now the u.s. troops are leaving these so-called awakening forces feel theyre being abandoned. in east baghdad, this man told me the americans used us for a while and then left us. we had a common interest in fighting al qaeda, now the americans have moved on, said amir. u.s. ...

Troop surge. they fought with american soldiers, exchanged information and battled al qaeda today. but now the u.s. troops are leaving, these so-called awakening forces feel theyre being abandoned. in east baghdad this man told me the americans used us for a while and then left us. we had a common interest in fighting al qaeda. now the americans have moved on, said this man. u.s. troops have tried to integrate awakening members into the iraqi government, but these men all sunnis, say the shiite-...

Its unclear in their minds where the government of iraq will go with the problem, so its creating some concern, like it does for all of us but were not sure what the future will bring for us. im convinced that the got of iraq is going to move forward with this. >> reporter: but there are fears, after u.s. troops leave, the awakening force, one seen as a solution to iraqs problems, could turn against the government. the future, alex, of the awakening forces is one of many questions examining all ...