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Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 224720 Barack Obama declares Iraq war a success [ Edited ] Options ?06-16-2014 09:21 AM - edited ?06-16-2014 11:07 AM Barack Obama declares Iraq war a success President told an audience of soldiers at Fort Bragg that the final pullout after nearly nine years of conflict is a 'historic' moment Barack Obama marked an end to a war he once described as "dumb" by declaring the conflict in Iraq a success and saying the last US troops will leave in the coming days with their "heads held high". The president told an audience of soldiers at Fort Bragg that the final pullout from Iraq after nearly nine years of war is a "historic" moment and that the country they leave behind is "an extraordinary achievement". "Dozens of bases with American names that housed thousands of American troops have been closed down or turned over to the Iraqis. Thousands of tons of equipment have been packed up and shipped out. Tomorrow, the colours of United States Forces Iraq, the colours you fought under, will be formally cased in a ceremony in Baghdad," he said. "One of the most extraordinary chapters in the history of the American military will come to an end. Iraq's future will be in the hands of its people. America's war in Iraq will be over "We knew this day would come. We've known it for some time. But still there is something profound about the end of a war that has lasted so long," said Obama. "It's harder to end a war than begin one. Everything that American troops have done in Iraq - all the fighting, all the dying, the bleeding and the building and the training and the partnering, all of it has landed to this moment of success." "Iraq's not a perfect place. It has many challenges ahead.http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/14/barack-obama-iraq-war-success. This is an extraordinary achievement," he said. theguardian.com Part of the article... This part of the article ....I wish it was true...we pulled out to soon and experts told Obama that but Obama did not listen...what a mess. "Iraq's not a perfect place. It has many challenges ahead. But we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self reliant Iraq with a representative government that was elected by its people. We're building a new partnership XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX breitbart.com . Obama...he does set his priorities..... FATHER'S DAY: OBAMA VACATIONS DESPITE IRAQ, UKRAINE, IMMIGRATION CRISIS