Perry Slams Obama Over US Troop Withdrawal, Parade
ABC News(URBANDALE, Iowa) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry accused President Obama of putting politics ahead of troops at an early morning stop in Iowa Wednesday, criticizing the president for not holding a welcome home parade as the final soldiers returned fr…
Romney, McCain Point Finger at Obama for New Violence in Iraq
KHALIL AL-MURSHIDI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House came under a barrage of criticism by Republicans following a series of coordinated attacks in Baghdad Thursday that left at least 69 people dead and more than 170 wounded.No group has t…
Wave of Bombings in Baghdad Leave Dozens Dead
Antenna Audio, Inc./Getty ImagesUPDATE: A car bomb and an IED attack in a neighborhood in West Baghdad killed another two people and left 10 others wounded, a police source confirmed to ABC News. A separate attack in al-Shurta al-Rabiea injured three, …
Last US Troops Leave Iraq, Ending Bloodiest US War Since Vietnam
Khalid Mohammed-Pool/Getty Images(BAGHDAD, Iraq) — In the end, there was no decisive battle, no peace treaty. The United States’ bloodiest conflict since Vietnam ended with a border crossing. After nearly nine years, $800 billion, 4,500 American dead…
Despite Obama Pledge, Thousands of US Troops in Iraq Won’t Be Home for the Holidays
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama made bold statements in his Iraq withdrawal announcement on Oct. 21: “So today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year.” A…
Panetta Arrives in Baghdad for ‘End of Mission’ Ceremony
Khalid Mohammed-Pool/Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — The United States will lower its flag in Iraq Thursday, symbolizing the end of the nearly nine year war there.At its peak in 2007, 170,000 American troops occupied the Middle Eastern country. Now, only 4,0…