Barack Obama actually said...

This is a season of homecomings, and military families across America are being reunited for the holidays. In the coming days, the last American soldiers will cross the border out of Iraq with honor and with their heads held high. After nearly nine years, our war in Iraq ends this month.

Context

Obama announces the formal end of the U.S. war in Iraq and the return of troops.

12/11/2011

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