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America put an end for «heavy legacy» in the absence of Iraqi officials
12/16/2011 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add comments - Baghdad, London - »life» after nine years of occupation, which killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, and destroyed all the infrastructure and the military and civilian institutions in their country. After the deaths of more than four thousand American military and wounded 32 thousand more and waste more than a trillion dollars, the United States announced a formal end of the war in Iraq and put an end to «the heavy legacy», on what President Barack Obama. and after the celebration of Obama the day before yesterday at the end of the war in a military base in Carolina, celebrated the Secretary of Defense for Leon Panetta, senior U.S. military on this occasion yesterday in Baghdad, and sent down the American flag, raising his place the Iraqi flag, in the absence of any civilian official in Mesopotamia. Panetta said, flanked by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, commander of the Central General James Mattis, that «Iraq will face difficult tests in the face of terrorists and those who are working on division. But the United States will remain at his side when faced with these challenges ». He added that «the time has come to Iraq is looking to the future», calling on Iraqis not to forget the «sacrifice» made by the Americans. He emphasized that the end of the war does not mean «the end of the relationship with Iraq, but is the beginning «, and stressed the« United States' commitment to stay together with Baghdad as the question of moral and ongoing relationships between the parties and in-depth ». Increased «We are proud that we have begun to complete the task in Iraq successfully Iraqi forces capable of responding to any terrorist threat». and still in Iraq nearly four thousand American troops should withdraw by the end of the year. The U.S. military officials expressed their hope that you can the Iraqi security forces, which has its numbers about 900 thousand soldiers to face the many challenges that lie before them. This is a celebration of the symbolic last chapter in the story of a bloody began with conviction the United States to overthrow the regime of President Saddam Hussein will cause it to win the hearts and minds Iraqi control of the entire Middle East, but I discovered that the task is more complicated than I thought Vgrguet in wars and put her end of the commitment of Obama's withdrawal. and took the story a different turn when the killing of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, being worshiped American troops the way for armed rebellion following the dissolution of the army, and failed to prevent civil war between Sunnis and Shiites. and succeeded Americans after 2007 to change the course of the war that nearly are losing, by sending 170 thousand troops to cripple the rebel movement, and the use of tribal leaders who turned against al «base». The Panetta summarized, before his arrival to Baghdad, years war, the nine, saying that «Our mission coming to an end after we have made great sacrifices and many of the dead but we have succeeded in this task, which was focused on the establishment of Iraq that can govern itself, and to provide security for the people». He added that «Iraq has today, an army can face the threats. Will not be easy to face the country's challenges such as terrorism, and economic divisions and social, but we have provided the Iraqis chances of success ». and leave U.S. troops Iraq by the end of the year, leaving the forces appear ready to deal with internal threats, but it is unable to protect the land borders, air and water, for military officials and Iraqi politicians and U.S.. There are additional concerns that affected Iraq's forces, regional, such as Iran. It is also feared a number of American observers of a return to sectarian violence, and doubt the power of political structures in Iraq, and feel that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, has established itself in power at the expense of other minorities in Iraq.
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