Obama: U.S. Combat Troops Out of Iraq by the End of August
In his remarks today about the successful completion of Iraq’s second ever national election, President Barack Obama said that there are now less than 100,000 troops in Iraq and he assured the Iraqi people that the United States will fulfill their obligation and have U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by the end of August. Obama said, “By the end of August, our combat mission will end.”