troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. up on the white house website, the headline reads president obama has ended the war in iraq. the white house take on this is simple. president obama promised to end u.s. troop involvement in iraq and today fulfilled that promise. in one sense it s true. here s what he said when he launched his campaign nearly four years ago. america, it is time to start bringing our troops home. it s time, it s time to admit that no amount of american lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else s civil war. now here s the president last year. consistent with our agreement with the iraqi government, all u.s. troops will leave by the end of next year. and here s mr. obama today. the last american soldier already cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand unite
war in iraq. the white house take on this is simple. president obama promised to end u.s. troop involvement in iraq and today fulfilled that promise. in one sense, it s absolutely true. here s what he said when he launched his campaign nearly four years ago. america, it is time to start bringing our troops home. it s time it s time to admit that no amount of american lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else s civil war. now here s the president last year. consistent with our agreement with the iraqi government, all u.s. troops will leave by the end of next year. and here s mr. obama today. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. sounds relatively simple, but keeping them honest, it leaves out a key fact, one that president obama made no mention of today. almost right up
up on the white house website, the headline reads, president obama has ended the war in iraq. the white house take on this is simple. president obama promised to end u.s. troop involvement in iraq and today fulfilled that promise. in one sense, it s absolutely true. here s what he said when he launched his campaign nearly four years ago. america, it is time to start bringing our troops home. it s time it s time to admit that no amount of american lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else s civil war. now here s the president last year. consistent with our agreement with the iraqi government, all u.s. troops will leave by the end of next year. and here s mr. obama today. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. sounds relatively simple, but keeping them honest, it leave
president obama has ended the war in iraq. the white house take on this is simple. president obama promised to end u.s. troop involvement in iraq and today fulfilled that promise. in one sense, it s absolutely true. here s what he said when he launched his campaign nearly four years ago. america, it is time to start bringing our troops home. it s time it s time to admit that no amount of american lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else s civil war. now here s the president last year. consistent with our agreement with the iraqi government, all u.s. troops will leave by the end of next year. and here s mr. obama today. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. sounds relatively simple, but keeping them honest, it leaves out a key fact, one that president obama made no me
i m erin burnett. out front on a friday night, the end of the war in iraq. all american troops will be home by the end of the year. that s 39,000 men and women. there was talk that 5,000 troops might stay next year, but, no. we ve got jessica yellin at the white house and chris lawrence at the pentagon. i wanted to start with you. this came down to whether our troops would be protected proprosecution in iraq in part, didn t it. reporter: that s right. the white house, this administration and the iraqi government were trying to work out a deal to get american troops immunity from iraqi laws so that some could stay behind as trainers and advisers. the iraqi government did not agree to that and you heard the president announce that all u.s. troops would be coming home. some critics are raising security concerns with all u.s. troops leaving iraq by year s end, and the president emphasized that he has kept a campaign promise. this was a man who ran vowing end to the war in ira