Obama announces end to war in Iraq

Ciaran · 10-22-2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by iamkeri1

President Obama announced today that all troops wil be brought home from Iraq by the end of 2011. Only enough troops (number not mentioned) will be left behind to protect our embassy there.

The announcement is three years too late and, in any event, the US shouldn't have been in Iraq in the first place. Same with the UK and the other countries that have sacrificed smaller numbers of their men and women in a foreign conflict in which we should have no strategic or selfish interest.

Same goes for Afghanistan.

EnderD_503 · 10-22-2011, 11:36 AM

Wasn't the end of the Iraq war already announced over a year back when the slow withdrawal of troops was originally announced? So this is the new official, official end?

Anyways, good to see it all come to an end. The US never should have stuck its nose in Iraq to begin with.

iamkeri1 · 10-22-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ciaran

The announcement is three years too late and, in any event, the US shouldn't have been in Iraq in the first place. Same with the UK and the other countries that have sacrificed smaller numbers of their men and women in a foreign conflict in which we should have no strategic or selfish interest.

Same goes for Afghanistan.

Couldn't agree with you more - and throw in Lybia as well.
Smooches,
Keri

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