Obama announces end to war in Iraq

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Originally Posted by Miss Tick

I'm confused cause the article says "Obama began his campaign for president by forcefully, clearly promising to end that war. This afternoon he delivered on that promise."

If it's not a political move because of the reasons you stated above, then it's a political move by making it sound like Obama ended the war. Well they make it sound like it by actually saying it.

here is an article- some background about the recent situation about the immunity situation and our continuing to have training troops in Iraq (not combat troops0. Actually, it is always important to look at US military involvement worldwide historically and the distinction between combat and training troops.

There were always going to be troops left in Iraq to guard our embassy as well as troops continuing to train Iraq's security forces.

This article points to factors surrounding changes in US military remaining in Iraq as non-combat troops and how we could not reach an agreement about them having immunity from prosecution under Iraq law.

Obama has always talked about "combat troops" leaving- but this is not the same as these other types of troops- and now there are differences about these troops and remaining in Iraq.

We still have troops in Korea, Japan, and Germany to name some of them that have been in these countries since the end of wars/conflicts/occupations that we were involved with over many, many years. We never fully leave.