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Obama in Oval Office Address: Iraq War Combat Mission is Over
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 31) -- Carrying out a major pledge of his 2008 presidential campaign, President Obama declared an end to the U.S. combat mission in Iraq Tuesday night, after 89 months of fighting that has killed 4,416 Americans and cost $708 billion so far. ...
Obama: 'Operation Iraqi Freedom Is Over'
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Aug. 31) -- Fiercely opposed to the war from the start, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: "It is time to turn the page." Claiming no victory, he said the nation's most urgent priority now must be fixing its own sickly economy. From the Oval Office, where George W. Bush first announced the invasion that would come to define his presidency, Obama addressed millions who were divided over the war in his country and around the world. He said the United States "has paid a huge price" to ...
Obama Tells Troops Iraq Speech Won't Be a Victory Lap
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 31) -- 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. ...
Obama to Troops: No 'Victory Lap' in Tuesday Night Speech on Iraq
By David Wood - Politics DailyPresident 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. ...
Obama: US Combat Role in Iraq Nearing End
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 2) -- In a speech to the Disabled Veterans of America in Atlanta on Monday, President Obama sought to reassure an increasingly skeptical American public that he is firmly in control of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and that the United States' military commitment in those regions is not indefinite. As evidence, the president reminded the audience of a promise made at the start of his presidency to end the American military combat presence in Iraq by Aug. 31, 2010 -- a pledge he is on track to fulfill. "By the end of this month, we'll have brought more than 90,000 of our troops home ...
Obama: US Combat Role in Iraq Nearing End
By not in system - AOL NewsATLANTA (Aug. 2) -- President Barack Obama declared Monday that the Iraq war was nearing an end "as promised and on schedule," touting what he called a success of his administration though it comes amid persistent instability and uncertainty in Iraq. Obama cited progress toward meeting his deadline of withdrawing all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of this month. A transitional force of 50,000 troops will remain to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide security for ongoing U.S. civilian efforts. Under an agreement negotiated in 2008 with the ...
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