Obama: Troops coming home, Iraq war over by year’s end

CNN
October 21, 2011

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.

“After nearly nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over, Obama said. “The coming months will be a season of homecomings. Our troops in Iraq will definitely be home for the holidays.”

Of the 39,000 troops in Iraq, only about 150, a negligible force, will remain to assist in arms sales, a U.S. official told CNN. The rest will be out of Iraq by December 31.

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10 Responses to “Obama: Troops coming home, Iraq war over by year’s end”

  1. 39,000? that seems a little low…are we leaving “transition forces” and “contractors” behind to continue the spreading the freedom

  2. Bullshit they’ll be coming home, they’ll be going to Uganda ! and Libya !

  3. One idea… they have to get them out of Iraq to invade other places….

  4. When he was campaigning for president, Obama said if he were elected the troops would come home.
    If he delivers this time -and why should we trust that- it would be a political move and would most likely be followed up by a false flag where the troops would then have to be either sent elsewhere, or kept here to help facilitate a marshal law situation.

    Either way, the Nobel Peace Winner is not doing this out of the intelligent benevolence of his heart.

    And to add to that sentiment, think about it…he’s just going to end this war, just like that, at a whim? THen he could’ve done it sooner.

    • He’s a PHONY

    • Yes, and the moon is made out of green cheese. Ha, ha ha!

      It all depends on what your defintion of “home” is, such as Pakistan or Iran for example!

      Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez

  5. I’m all for bringing our troops home, as we should have never been there from the star, but replacing them with private contractors at about triple the price doesn’t make sense to me at all. Am I the only one?

  6. Obama is just freeing up 39,000 troops to be transferred to another War the elites have been planning. Leaving Iraq will allow Turkey and Iran to fight for oil domination. Israel will attack Iran via the Saudi air space because they know that obama is spinless. Elites want this war but God will have the last word, AMEN!! Stand in your Christian faith..spread the word…and keep your eyes on Christ. Wars will happen and great tribulation is coming so what’s really important is your relationship with Christ.

    • jude;

      How the hell can you have a relationship with a liar?
      God/Jesus are nothing but liars as recorded in the bible.
      I could never have a relation with a bold-faced liar that Jesus was/is.
      In fact your god is responsible for all the evils in the world!
      Your god is a useless piece of evil sh*t!

  7. Using American military people to sell arms from privately owned companies to foreigners is good old boy politics. Military keeps doing things they shouldn’t be doing instead of things they ought to be doing. Not to mention the peril those 150 will face during their tour.

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