Nine years later the Iraq War ended with a whimper yesterday. ” After a lot of blood spilled by Iraqis and Americans, the mission of an Iraq that could govern and secure itself has become real, ” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said at a ceremony at Baghdad’s international airport yesterday. “To be sure, the cost was high—in blood and treasure for the United States, and for the Iraqi people. Those lives were not lost in vain.” [ more › ]
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Mission Accomplished: The Iraq War Is "Over"