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President Obama's speech on 27 February 2009. On 27 February 2009, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, President Barack Obama announced his revision to the original date of withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq. The revision was to extend the original date of 30 June 2009 for an additional 10 months, to 31 August 2010.
- 25 December 2007 – 18 December 2011
Oct 21, 2011 · In 2008, in the height of the presidential campaign, then-Senator Obama made a promise to give our military a new mission: ending the war in Iraq. Last year, the President made progress toward achieving that goal. He brought an end to the combat mission in Iraq, and through the course of the past 14 months, more than 100,000 troops have ...
Today, the number of U.S. troops in Iraq is 5,000, and it is almost certain to grow. As Obama’s presidency draws to a close, he still struggles to define victory in a place like Iraq. In ...
Oct 21, 2011 · October 21, 2011, 3:26 PM. The Obama administration is claiming it always intended to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of this year, in line with the president's announcement today ...
- Josh Rogin
Aug 8, 2019 · The withdrawal of American troops had been a priority of President Barack Obama, but by the time he left office the United States would again be conducting military operations in Iraq.
- Missy Sullivan
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Sep 1, 2010 · Tue 31 Aug 2010 20.32 EDT. Watch part of Obama's televised address Reuters. Barack Obama formally brought an end to US combat operations in Iraq last night, seven years and 165 days after the ...
Oct 21, 2011 · THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. As a candidate for President, I pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end -- for the sake of our national security and to strengthen American leadership around the world. After taking office, I announced a new strategy that would end our combat mission in Iraq and remove all of our troops by ...
