Ending the War in Iraq: A Promise Kept
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Share this video: http://my.barackobama.com/promisekept President Obama opposed the war in Iraq before it began—and in December 2011, he kept his promise to end it responsibly. "The war in Iraq will soon belong to history," he told troops returning home. "Your service belongs to the ages. I could not be prouder of you. And America could not be ... Read more
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- -: Ending the War in Iraq: A Promise Kept
December 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Share this video: http://my.barackobama.com/promisekept President Obama opposed the war in Iraq before it began—and in December 2011, he kept his promise to end it responsibly. "The war in Iraq will soon belong to history," he told troops returning home. "Your service belongs to the ages. I coul...
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- -: The Surge Got Lucky - Barbara Bodine
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- -: Countering Afghanistan's Downward Spiral - Gen. David Petraeus
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- -: Three Things You Didn't Know About the Iraq War - Thomas Ricks
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