respect in the absence of americans that had the overwhelming force to drive it down everyone's throat. >> enormous relief here that these troops will be coming home given the vast sacrifices made financially and indeed in terms of the lives of people. what do you think ordinary families are thinking? are they celebrating the document by the president? >> that depends on who you ask. iraq has paid a heavy, heavy price. 100,000 iraqis have died. iraqis have paid dearly and some of them are going to say is america's involvement after nine years brought about a better iraq? that's a very tough question. is it on the right path? some will be concerned. we can say that today's document by president obama did not come as a result of agreement, but came as a result of the absence of an agreement which is that the iraqis could not provide