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 tonight. jessica, i wanted to start with you. this came down to whether our troops would be protected troops would be protected from prosecution 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 then 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 to end the war in iraq in his remarks and he also refocused america s efforts on
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
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would put the blame on the month politicians and the policies, et cetera. but given those conditions, it s been shown in the 20th century, especially in the years around the depression, that you can sometimes win or row taken office abroad and here by looking for scapegoats. sometimes ethnic, sometimes economic, sometimes class stay goats, and this is a classic example of it. all right. good to see you, charles krauthammer. thanks for being here. pleasure. and coming up, we will talk about the tactics, and why they could be successful and he could be re-elected in 201. that you and much more coming up that you and much more coming up straight ahead. financial advise is everywhere. i mean everywhere. real objective investing help. that s a little harder to find. but, here s what i know. td ameritrade doesn t manage mutual funds. or underwrite stocks and bonds.