Obama: Iraq War Ends by Aug. 31, 2010

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 27, 2009 12:00 PM CST

(Newser) – President Obama didn’t mince his words in his address at Camp Lejeune, NC, today. “By Aug. 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end,” he declared, earning his first applause from the audience of Marines. “Iraq is not yet secure,... Read full story »

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