this summer, by the end of august 2010, and in accordance with the u.s.- iraqi security agreement that was signed a couple of years ago, to remove all u.s. forces from iraq by the end of 2011. as we complete this security transition, we will continue to work to build a lasting partnership with the iraqi people and their government based on the many shared interests we have to go beyond the military cooperation we ve had, including the economy, education, cultural expansion and development of a strong economy for iraq. for today, i want to mark this important milestone as the iraqi people stand up to those who would deny them peace, freedom, as well as security. there will be more difficult days ahead, but this operation is evidence in my view that the future of iraq will not be shaped by those who seek to destroy that
we remain committed to end our combat mission in iraq this summer, by the end of august 2010, and in accordance with the u.s./iraqi security agreement that was signed a couple years ago, to remove all u.s. forces from iraq by the end of 2011. as we complete this security transition, we will continue to work to build a last partnership with the iraqi people and their government based on the many shared interests we have that go beyond the military cooperation we ve had of late. including the economy, education, cultural exchanges and the development of a strong economy for iraq. for today, i want to mark this important milestone as the iraqi people stand up to those who would deny them peace, freedom, as well as security. there will be more difficult days ahead, but this operation is evidence in my view that the future of iraq will not be
summer by the end of august 2010 and in accordance with the u.s.-iraqi security agreement signed a couple of years ago, to remove all u.s. forces from iraq by the end of 2011. as we complete this security transition, we will continue to work to build a lasting partnership with iraqi people and their government based on the many shared interests we have that go beyond the military cooperation we ve had of late including the economy, education, cultural exchanges and the development of a strong economy for iraq. for today, i want to mark this important milestone as the iraqi people stand up to those who would deny them peace, freedom, as well as security. there will be more difficult days ahead, but this operation is evidence in my view, that the future of iraq will not be shaped by those who seek to destroy that country, but belong
the there seems to be a lot of speculations that christie was disappointed that and he was along with folks of newt gingrich. it is been a long and interesting whining road for chris christie and we ll see where he ends up. halie jackson down at the white house, thank you very much. lets drill down on this transition now. joining me a man who s part of it 16 years ago. our press secretary to george h.w. bush, he s also president of sports communication, nice to see you, happy friday. thank you, katie. it is been a long week and not a lot of sleep for a lot chris christie is not ahead of the position now, it is mike pence, does that make sense to you? it is similar to what president bush did years ago. that s now mike pence s role.