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America Leaves Iraq: Is the Mission Accomplished at Last?
President Obama says he's keeping his campaign promise to end the war in Iraq and that all combat operations will be over at the end of this month. We look at America's ongoing role and the state of the country seven years after the downfall of Saddam Hussein. Also, monsoon flooding in Pakistan, and the proposed mosque two blocks from New York's Ground Zero.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenPresident Obama says he's keeping his campaign promise to end the war in Iraq and that all combat operations will be over at the end of this month. We look at America's ongoing role and the state of the country seven years after the downfall of Saddam Hussein. Also, monsoon flooding creates a humanitarian crisis in Pakistan, and New York City's Landmarks Committee has cleared the way for a Muslim center including a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero. Is it an affront to the victims of 911 or an effort to bridge the gap between religions?
Banner image: US soldiers stand next to Iraqi military police vehicles lined up at the US army Forward Operating Base Constitution West of Baghdad on July 29, 2010. All US combat troops must leave Iraq by the end of 2011. Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
