Wednesday, September 1, 2010

U.S., Iraq formally mark end of combat mission

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden watches as outgoing Commander of U.S. Forces in Iraq General Raymond Odierno (3rd from right) participates in the changing of the colors ceremony with Lt. General Lloyd Austin (2nd from right) during United States Forces-Iraq change of command ceremony in in Baghdad on Wednesday.The U.S. marked on Wednesday the transition to the final phase of the Iraq war, shifting the focus of the remaining 50,000 American troops from combat operations to preparing Iraqi security forces to protect the country on their own.



Iraq - United States - Iraq War - Iraqi security forces - Barack Obama

Source: msnbc.com: More politics

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