Obama: Iraq war will be over by year's end; troops coming home (Flashback)

CNN News ^ | October 21, 2011 | Staff

[Oldeconomybuyer]

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Friday announced that virtually all U.S. troops will come home from Iraq by the end of the year -- at which point he can declare an end to America's long and costly war in that Middle Eastern nation.

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, has said that Iraq wouldn't be able to defend its borders if U.S. troops pulled out and also questioned Iraqi forces ability to defend its airspace. But Panetta, en route to Indonesia, said history shows that Iraq will be ready.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

From yesterday: "The decision to strike was made by Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, under authorization granted him by the commander in chief."

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2014/08/us_begins_airstrikes_against_i.php

[EagleUSA]

Pure political pandering....and look what it cost us, and the Iraqi people.

[Jeff Chandler]

[right way right]

The magic Negro must have his second term.
It was all about Obama.

[blueunicorn6]

Old Leon “Frequent Flyer” Panetta.....they ought to give him one more airplane ride.....to Iraq.

[Pollster1]

Obama never said anything about winning the war in Iraq. All he promised was to “end” that war. He kept his word too - by losing.

[RedMDer]

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