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Barack Obama: After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over. Over the next two months, our troops in Iraq, tens of…

On the recordOctober 20, 2011
After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over. Over the next two months, our troops in Iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama announces the end of the Iraq War and the return of American troops.

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