Thursday, 15 December 2011US President Barack Obama marked the imminent end of the United States' war in Iraq by telling soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "welcome home", DPA reported
"As your commander in chief, and on behalf of a grateful nation, I'm proud to finally say these two words, and I know your families agree, welcome home," Obama told hundreds of soldiers who have served in Iraq. "Welcome home! Welcome home! Welcome home!"
Obama lauded the military sacrifices over the nearly nine years since the March 2003 US-led invasion.
"There is something profound about the end of a war that has lasted so long," he said in an emotional speech praising the actions of US soldiers.
The president met Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to discuss the US relationship with Iraq moving forward after announcing in October that all US troops would leave Iraq by the end of the year.
He had campaigned for office on a promise of ending the US military presence there and his administration has lauded the withdrawal as a fulfillment of that vow.
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