Command flag cased, Iraq war formally over
BAGHDAD, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The United States formally ended its nearly nine-year military mission in Iraq Thursday in a solemn ceremony at Baghdad's international airport. In declaring the official end to the war, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta recognized a "independent, free and sovereign... Sign in to see full entry.
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