Thursday, 1 December 2011

Biden: Sacrifices of troops allow Iraq war to end (AP)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, second from right, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, second left, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey, left, salute during the playing of the Iraqi and U.S. National Anthems during a special ceremony at Camp Victory, one of the last American bases in this country where the U.S. military footprint is swiftly shrinking in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden thanked U.S. and Iraqi troops for sacrifices that he said allowed for the end of the nearly nine-year-long war, even as attacks around the country killed 20 people, underscoring the security challenges Iraq still faces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, Pool)AP - As Iraqi flags were raised in what was once a giant U.S. military base, Joe Biden joined Iraqi officials in honoring forces who the vice president said made it possible to "end this war."



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