"So we brought our troops home responsibly.  They left with their heads held high, knowing they gave Iraqis a chance to forge their own future."

- Former President Barack Obama (July, 23rd 2012) 113th Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (American Rhetoric, 7-12-23)

“Of course, Iraq is not a perfect place. But we are leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq, with a representative government that was elected by its people...We are ending a war not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home.”

- Former President Barack Obama (Reuters, 12-14-11)

"Addressing soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, home of the 82nd Airborne Division, Obama stopped short of declaring victory in Iraq but called the winding down of the conflict 'an extraordinary achievement.'" (Reuters, 12-14-11)

“He’s kept his promise to responsibly bring you home from Iraq.”

- Former First Lady Michelle Obama to Fort Bragg soldiers. (Reuters, 12-14-11)

IRAQIS ENJOY FUTURE OBAMA PROMISED THEM

KIRKUK, 2015

RAMADI, 2015

SINJAR, 2015

DESTROYED TOMB OF THE PROPHET JONAH, 2014

ENTHUSIASTIC SYRIAN "MODERATES" MARCH INTO MOSUL

MOSUL, 2014