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Al-Assad Us Airforce Base, Iraq (AFP) Sept 1, 2010 US Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived on a surprise visit to Iraq early Wednesday, as the US Army officially ended its combat mission there, an AFP journalist said. Gates was scheduled to attend the change of command ceremony for the head of US forces in Iraq. General Ray Odierno, the top US commander in Iraq since taking over from General David Petraeus in 2008 is stepping down to be replaced by Lieutenant General Lloyd Austin. President Barack Obama late Tuesday officially announced the end of the US combat mission in Iraq. US forces are now down to less than 50,000 with only an advisory and training mission left.
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Obama ends Iraq combat, calls for rebuilding at homeWashington (AFP) Aug 31, 2010 President Barack Obama Tuesday declared an end to US combat in Iraq, saying its people must now take the lead in charting their destiny as Americans turn to rebuilding their own battered nation. But he called on his country to steel itself for more bloodshed as he doubles down on the war in Afghanistan, billing the fight as "essential" to protecting the US homeland from the festering threat ... read more |
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