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A long, divisive war will soon be over

Georgia  soldiers patrolled western Baghdad in 2006 President Barack Obama made a stunning announcement Friday. The war in Iraq would be over in December when virtually all of the remaining 40,000 U.S. troops will pull out and come home .  After nine long, divisive years, the Iraq war is finally coming to an end. I am glad for all those troops who will come home … Continue reading A long, divisive war will soon be over

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Leaving Iraq

The last of the 4,000 soldiers in the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, crossed the border from Iraq into Kuwait Thursday. There are no U.S. more combat brigade teams left in Iraq. All is going seemingly well for President Barack Obama’s plan to pull to leave just 50,000 troops there by September. Hard to think about how it was then. By then, I mean … Continue reading Leaving Iraq

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