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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. As the election unfolded, he reiterated this pledge again and again -- but cautioned that we would be "as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting 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...
Oct 21, 2011 · And finally, I would note that the end of war in Iraq reflects a larger transition. The tide of war is receding. The drawdown in Iraq allowed us to refocus our fight against al Qaeda and achieve major victories against its leadership -- including Osama bin Laden.
Oct 21, 2011 · 'The Rest Of Our Troops Will Come Home' President Obama says that after nearly nine years, "The long war in Iraq will come to an end by the end of this year." Update at 12:46 p.m. ET.
Oct 22, 2011 · WASHINGTON — President Obama announced on Friday that the last American soldier would leave Iraq by the end of this year, drawing to a close a divisive eight-year war that cost the lives of...
Oct 21, 2011 · The U.S. has already withdrawn more than 100,000 troops from Iraq. Mr. Obama says the last 40,000 will be leaving by the end of the year. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Across America, our...
Aug 2, 2010 · Mon 2 Aug 2010 10.30 EDT. Barack Obama said the US strategy in Iraq will shift "from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian effort led by our diplomats" by the end of this month,...
