US Formally Ends Military Mission In Iraq -- Voice of America
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has formally declared the end of the war in Iraq, at a ceremony at the airport in Baghdad.
After the U.S. command's flag was lowered and the “Last Post” was played Thursday, Panetta told troops that a lot of American and Iraqi blood was spilled, but that the mission of an Iraq that could govern itself has become real.
More than 4,500 U.S. troops died as well as tens of thousands of Iraqis during the allied operation in Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein. More than 32,000 U.S. soldiers were wounded. The war cost the United States at least $800 billion.
Panetta acknowledged that Iraq is still facing many challenges.
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