Obama: Time To Turn The Page In Iraq -- Yahoo News/Reuters
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – President Barack Obama declared an end to the seven-year U.S. combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday and promised recession-weary Americans "my central responsibility" now is to repair the U.S. economy.
Obama, who inherited the war from President George W. Bush and is fighting another in Afghanistan, said he had fulfilled a 2008 campaign promise to end U.S. combat operations in Iraq and declared the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for their security.
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More News On Iraq
US changes military commanders in Iraq -- Yahoo News/AP
Iraq hails sovereignty as U.S. ends combat mission -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Iraq Hails Sovereignty as U.S. Departs -- New York Times/Reuters
Iraq wins independence as U.S. ends combat role: PM -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Iraq 'independent' as the US combat operation ends -- BBC
Iraq celebrates as US ends combat operations -- Scotsman
US forces officially begin new Iraq mission: Biden -- AFP
Biden: Time to turn attention from Iraq to economy -- AP
Biden meets with top Iraqi politicians amid end of combat operations -- Washington Post
Biden Visits Iraq to Mark Operation New Dawn -- U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. forces begin new mission in Iraq: Biden -- Xinhuanet
Biden, in Baghdad, marks the formal transfer of military control to Iraqis -- USA Today
Gates Visits Birthplace of Iraqi Turnaround -- Voice of America
Gates Sees Iraq Successes Forever 'Clouded' by Faulty WMD Intel -- FOX News
Gates, in Iraq, Takes the Long View -- New York Times
U.S. defense secretary says war is over in Iraq -- Xinhuanet
Gates: War in Iraq Over, U.S. Transitioning to Iraqi Forces -- US Department of Defense
Iraq Politicians Must Build on Gains, Mullen Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Mullen Notes Iraq’s Progress from ‘Desperate’ Situation -- US Department of Defense
Iraqi Commanders Say They Are Ready to Handle Security -- Voice of America
Iraq civilian deaths dip as U.S. combat mission ends -- Reuters
As Combat Operations End, Iraq Remains a War Zone -- ABC News
After Years of War, Few Iraqis Have a Clear View of the Future -- New York Times
More News On President Obama's Speech From the Oval Office
Prepared text of President Obama's remarks on Iraq -- McClatchy News
Obama: US combat in Iraq over, 'time to turn page' -- Yahoo News/AP
Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Obama declares an end to Iraq combat mission -- Yahoo News/AFP
Obama: Time to turn the page on U.S. mission in Iraq -- McClatchy News
Obama: Time To Turn The Page On Iraq -- Voice of America
Pushing onward to other battles -- Boston.com
Obama's speech on August 31 declares combat in Iraq over -- Washington Post
Obama marks end of combat mission in Iraq -- L.A. Times
President Obama Marks End of Combat in Iraq, Cite
Challenges Ahead -- ABC News
Obama 'awed' by US Iraq sacrifice -- BBC
Obama Hails End of Iraq Combat, Stresses Economy -- CBS News
Obama declares 'combat mission in Iraq has ended' -- CNN
Obama Marks End of U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq, Salutes Bush -- FOX News
Obama declares it's time to turn page on U.S. mission in Iraq -- The Hill
Obama declares end to Iraq war, pledging it's 'time to turn the page' and focus on economy -- New York Daily News
Obama on Iraq: 'It's Time to Turn the Page' -- Time Magazine
Barack Obama ends the war in Iraq. 'Now it's time to turn the page' -- The Guardian
America calls end to front line operations in Iraq -- the Telegraph
Farewell to Iraq, but no talk of mission accomplished -- The Independent
Obama ends 'combat mission' in Iraq -- Al Jazeera
Obama: 'Operation Iraqi Freedom Is Over' -- NPR
Obama ends Iraq combat effort: 'Time to turn page' -- CTV
Obama addresses nation, declares 'Operation Iraqi Freedom is over' -- Stars And Stripes
Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
A Bush-Like Address -- Yahoo News/The Daily Beast
A Tiny Treasury of Responses to Obama's Address on Iraq -- Steve Huff, New York Observer
Securing Our Interests, and Iraq’s -- National Review editorial
As Obama declares end of combat in Iraq, its citizens move forward with uncertainty -- Leila Fadel, Washington Post
Iraq Through the Looking Glass -- Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
Obama's Iraq speech: a salute, not a victory lap -- Greg Sargent, Washington Post
A Fragile Turning Point -- Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times
FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for US? -- Yahoo News/AP
Reflections on Iraq: A Vacuum of Authority -- Dexter Filkins, New York Times
Analysis: Has Iraq war really ended for Obama, US? -- AP
McCain: Iraq Milestone No Thanks to Obama -- CBS News
Iraqis Judge America’s Seven Years in Their Country -- Stephen Farrell And Baghdad Bureau, New York Times
Obama Claims End to “Combat Operations” in Iraq -- Thomas R. Eddlem, New American
A grim speech for a grim war -- Roger Simon, Politico
Does Bush deserve more credit for Iraq? -- Stephen Dinan, Washington Times
Iraq: By The Numbers -- NPR (Audio)
The US Army has left Iraq. Now what? -- Rozzaq al-Saiedi, GlobalPost
Iraq pullout unlikely to push down war spending -- Yahoo News/AFP
Analyzing President Obama's Iraq speech -- NECN
Analysis: Obama makes clear Iraq's future is its own -- USA Today
Obama sees Iraq vow fulfilled -- Washington Times
Obama Speech Offers Opportunity for Healing -- Bob Beckel, FOX News
Obama's frustrating, unfocused speech on Iraq. -- Fred Kaplan, Slate
By overthrowing regional order, US unleashed a genie -- Paul Salem, The National
Who won in Iraq? -- The Telegraph editorial
Obama's Oval Office speech was good, but the gravitas was great -- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
The truths about Iraq that Obama couldn't utter -- Joe Conason, Salon
Our view on Iraq: Combat mission ends, but Iraq's fate remains uncertain -- USA Today editorial
My Comment: The final note on the Iraq War for America should (and probably will be) the following .... US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,416.