WASHINGTON, March 10, 2010 – Some of the 98,000 U.S. military forces in Iraq already have made the transition from security to stability operations ahead of the September deadline, American military commanders said. In accordance with an agreement brokered between Baghdad and Washington, the drawdown to 50,000 U.S. troops before September will happen as the American mission shifts from its current role as a partner of Iraqi security forces to primarily one of training and advising. But on the heels of what has been touted as a “historic” parliamentary election in Iraq this week -- months before the drawdown milestone...