That’s it, it’s over, the last of the fighting men and women in Iraq are on trucks and are officially leaving Iraq at this moment. The numbers are hard to come by at this point because it is undetermined how many were actually still there for military action. But as you read this, there are many men and women giving high fives as they exist Iraq, and leave behind 50,000 non-combatant soldiers for operation “New Dawn.”
The troops left behind will be there for office work and training, not combat mission, although they will be able to defend themselves if needed. The pullout was promised by President Obama and scheduled for the end of this year for the end of all combat missions in the war torn country.
The Iraqi war lasted 7½ years, and is officially ending today, Wednesday, the 18th of August, 2010.
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