02/03/2012
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"After nearly 9 years, America's war in Iraq will be over."
"Our troops in Iraq will definitely be home for the holidays."
"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."
"It's time to admit that no amount of American lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else's civil war."