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Obama to Troops: No 'Victory Lap' in Tuesday Night Speech on Iraq

President Obama promised thousands of soldiers at Fort Bliss, Texas, Tuesday that he won't do a "victory lap'' for fulfilling his promise to end the formal U.S. combat role in Iraq and shrink American forces there to below 50,000. In his Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday evening, Obama told the soldiers he intends to express his "deepest gratitude to military personnel who served in Iraq – and to their families who waited for their return home." "I'm going to make a speech to the nation tonight, it's not going to be a victory lap. It's not going to be self-congratulatory. ...

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