Obama: Iraq war will be over by year's end; troops coming home
By the CNN Wire Staff
October 21, 2011 -- Updated 2208 GMT (0608 HKT)
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/21/world/meast/iraq-us-troops/index.html
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Friday announced that virtually all U.S. troops will come home from Iraq by the end of the year -- at which point he can declare an end to America's long and costly war in that Middle Eastern nation.
"After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over," Obama said. "The coming months will be a season of homecomings. Our troops in Iraq will definitely be home for the holidays."