No public festivities in the US and no statements from the EU so far. The announcement by the White House of the end of the Iraq war, which took the lives of more than 4,700 coalition troops - including many Europeans - came amid a muted atmosphere.
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EurActiv on 2nd Sep 2010 (via euractiv.com)
President Obama has announced that all U.S. troops will be out of Iraq by the end of this year, except fro 150 troops needed to guard the massive U.S. embassy in Baghdad. “The rest of our troops in Iraq will come home at the end of the year,” Obama said today at the White House. “After nearly nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over.” Contrary to the spin given ...
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JOSHUAPUNDIT on 22nd Oct 2011 (via joshuapundit.blogspot.com)
George W. Bush plans to withdraw 4,000 troops from Iraq before the end of his presidency as the Pentagon starts to shift its focus to Afghanistan, the White House said
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FT on 9th Sep 2008 (via ft.com)
Top Story FILE; Mark Wilson/Getty Images Speaking at the National Defense University, U.S. President George W. Bush will announce today the withdrawal of about 8,000 troops from Iraq by February 2009, according to prepared remarks released by the White House. Under the president's plan, up to 4,500 troops will head to Afghanistan to shore up the fight against the Taliban, which has gained str...
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FPPassport on 9th Sep 2008 (via blog.foreignpolicy.com)
The White House said it remained hopeful of striking a deal with the Iraqi government over the future status of US forces in the country but failed to deny reports it had abandoned efforts to negotiate a long-term agreement
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FT on 15th Jul 2008 (via ft.com)
Barack Obama will enter the White House in January facing a daunting array of military challenges, most pressingly when and how to withdraw the 140,000 US troops in Iraq
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FT on 5th Nov 2008 (via ft.com)
FT.com - Whispers of a Watergate for Bush The response in the US to startling new allegations that the White House directed the forgery of evidence to support its case for the war in Iraq has been surprisingly muted so...
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Bloggerheads on 13th Aug 2008 (via bloggerheads.com)
The White House said Barack Obama, president, 'has not made a decision' yet on how many troops to send to Afghanistan, in spite of Afghan claims that an announcement of a large increase was likely.
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FT on 15th Oct 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
British troops are no longer needed in southern Iraq, according to prime minister Nouri al-Maliki.
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PoliticsCoUk on 13th Oct 2008 (via politics.co.uk)
British troops will exit Iraq by the middle of next year, Gordon Brown has announced in an unexpected visit to Iraq.
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PoliticsCoUk on 17th Dec 2008 (via politics.co.uk)
This is the official youtube channel of the Multi-National Force - Iraq. It was established in 2007 to promote the work of coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom. It offers access to video films from troops deployed in Iraq showing peacekeeping, policing and interaction with Iraqis. There are also interviews with American and other coalition soldiers. Users should note that these videos are d...
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Intute on 5th Nov 2008 (via intute.ac.uk)