tebowing. >> today on "christian world news" u.s. troops will pull completely out iraq by the end of the year. how will it effect the christians? >> in film inspiring christians to wipe out global poverty. searching for victims how victims of the war in bosnia are finding hope and healing through jesus christ. welcome everyone to "christian world news." i am wendy griffith, george thomas is on vacation. president obama's announcement that all u.s. troops will be out of iraq by the end of year is getting mixed reviews. many with ties to the military are grateful, it is not unanimous. some fear iran will gain greter influence over that country. mark martin reports. >> reporter: troops in iraq will become more frequent. some troops had been away more than a year, many on third or fourth deployment. in san diego military families are looking forward to military families coming home. some are cautiously optimistic and weary of politics. >> republican presidential candidates have serious reservations of pulling out the remaining troops. >> this administration has telegraphed its intenti

at the pentagon regarding withdrawing u.s. troops out of iraq. chris, what is the news? what do we know now? >> reporter: yeah, suzanne. a u.s. official is now confirming to cnn, to us, that all u.s. troops will be out of iraq by the end of the year. the u.s. troop presence there will be down to virtually zero. there will be about 150, 160 that will be there basically just to facilitate the sale of weapons to iraq as the years go by and also the u.s. marines who always guard the u.s. embassies. but again, a very negligible force, a force that's present in a lot of countries around the world. but we are hearing now that u.s. troop presence, for most part, will be virtually zero by the end of the year. my colleague dan lothian at the white house reported just a little while ago that president barack obama had a secure video conference call with iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki just about 45 minutes ago and i want to refer back to just a few days ago. my colleague barbara starr talking to a separate official, a defense official in this case, who told her that negotiations between t

iraq draws to a close. a nine year war that has cost the u.s. more than $700 billion. more than 4400 american troops have been killed. and 34,000 injured. president obama has decided to bring the remaining 39,000 u.s. troops in iraq home by the end the year, and only a handful of troops will stay behind to assist iraq in arm sales. >>> in iraq we've succeeded in our strategy to end the war. last year i announced the end of our combat mission in iraq. we've already removed more than 100,000 troops and iraqi forces have taken full responsibility for the security of their own country. thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, the iraqi people have the chance to forge their own future. and now the rest of our troops will be home for the holidays. >> president obama's decision to end the war in iraq means the next couple of months will be filled with welcome home ceremonies. here's what some of the troops and military families are already saying. >> not only is my son coming home safe and sound to us as a family, our family is whole again. and i'm very thankf

moments ago went into the white house briefing room and announced that the war in iraq is about to end for the united states, that all u.s. troops will be out of iraq by the end of this year. there are about 40,000, 45,000 u.s. troops there right now. jay carney, the white house press secretary, is now taking questions. president didn't take questions. let's listen in. >> they are here to take your questions about the announcement the president just made. after that, why don't we give your questions to them on that subject or other subjects they may be able to help you with, then i will remain to take your questions on other subjects. >> nine years complete withdrawal is in the white house's assessment, is this a victory for the united states and if i could bundle up just -- if you could answer that, then follow up. >> i think one of the more poignant moments in the secure video conference downstairs was when president obama congratulated prime minister maliki and the people of iraq for getting to this momentous moment. and importantly when prime minister maliki congratulated president

in the meantime as u.s. troops prepare to draw from iraq and december they leave behind a campaign that's cost the american taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars and next we talk to a middle east expert he says the u.s. is wasting time and money trying to build democracy in the region. i. were sitting down with peter van buren state department foreign service officer who a few years ago had it anyway raqi reconstruction team then he came back home and wrote a book titled we meant well how i helped lose the battle for the hearts and minds of the iraqi people and now he says the state department one thing fired because of the book what what's in the book that they don't like so much stuff i'm sure when you throw parties the clowns they sometimes get angry state department is a lot like the mafia you don't talk about the family outside the family and the state department was i think bothered by the fact that i told the true story of what happened in iraq which contradicts what they've been putting out through the media for almost eight years now tell me a little bit more about the

obama announcing yesterday that the remaining 41,000 troops in iraq will leave there by the end of this year. that was always the plan in theory. though the actual reasons it is happening is that iraq refused to give u.s. soldiers legal immunity for the reactions if they remain. a war that deeply divided the u.s., sold to us on lies couched in the fears of another 9/11. it is estimated to have cost is at least 799,948,099 so far not counting the interest we will have to pay on it. at least 4,477 died and tens of thousands more were wounded. 150,000 iraqis are estimated to have died in the war, 12, 00 of them civilians. 650,000 war-related deaths. joining us p.j. crowley, former assistant secretary of state for public affairs, under president obama. a 26-year-old veteran of the air force, the omar bradley chair and strategic leadership at dickinson college, penn state law and thank you for joining us. >> good morning, chris. >> given the costs of the war that i just reeled off. this is the iconic example of the government doing something unjust and being unable to stop it it and wat

told the true story of what happened in iraq which contradicts what they've been putting out through the media for almost eight years now tell me a little bit more about the projects that you were involved in as part of this nation building a team that in the sponsored by the united states why do you think those projects failed around two thousand and seven a number of state department people were sent to iraq to spend a lot of money to rebuild the country and hopefully create a nation that was going to be our ally and friend and a happy spot in the middle east didn't work that way. instead what happened was that we were sent over there with almost unlimited funds but no vision we had lots of time and lots of people but no one in charge we lacked many things including adult supervision so instead of the long term coordinated efforts that real development work requires we got short term efforts that were thrown together not guided by any broader philosophy and almost were required to fail the very first thing that happened to me was i was presented by my team mates with a fraudulent r

around in 1992, it might. george h.w. bush at that time overseeing a successful iraq war and the end of communism in europe, but the economy had a bit of rough patch. followed by the election of a new president. the question, are we there again? joining us, former dnc communications director karen finny, and syndicated columnist, tony blankly. afternoon to you both. sam stein of the huntington post saying one of the president's staffers asking themselves this, in light of the death of moammar gadhafi, the assassination of osama bin laden, and the killing of anwar al alwlaki, how does president go about campaigning on these achievements? >> these are the things that the president can do when republicans don't get in the way. when republicans don't have a say in the matter, strategy gets done effectively and low-cost to the american taxpayers. >> tony s that a fair assessment? >> i think the president gets good credit for this. the odd thing politically is that probably republicans are more in favor of prosecuting the war on terrorism who will be supportive of these results. but they'l

-- www.vitac.com >>> breaking news. president obama announces the end of the iraq war. he said all u.s. troops will be home for the holidays. also, growing questions about whether moammar gadhafi was executed. was the death of the libyan -- look who might be weighing a run for the white house in 2016. vice president joe biden raising speculation with what he told candy crowley. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> when the u.s. invaded iraq back in march 2003, few people imagined it was the start of a nightmare that would last almost nine years, cost more than 4,000 american lives, plus hundred of billions of u.s. taxpayer doll lors. the u.s. mission in iraq which had been gradually drawing down will instead come to an abrupt end in just over two months with all american forces out of iraq by year's end. president obama himself announced the end of the iraq war. >> today, i can report that as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq,

. leading off tonight, out of iraq. barack obama's campaign for president began with his opposition to the war in iraq. well, today, without the embellishment of a self-serving mission accomplished banner, president obama announced all american troops will be out of iraq by the end of the year. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. >> wow. well, the president made the announcement one day after the killing of moammar gadhafi. that strengthened his bona fides on foreign policy and allowed him to say to the republicans, essentially, go ahead, try to oppose me on this one. plus, castro convertible. maybe we now know why senator marco rubio keeps insisting he's not a candidate for vice president. rubio has dined off the story that his parents fled fidel castro's cuba. now we learn they fled batista's cuba, years before castro took power. rubio's explanation, such as it is, simply doesn't pass the sniff test. how does he survive this history? also, herman cain is against abortion rights. no, wait, he's for them. well, actually, he's for them and he's against them. or m

remember. an iraq war veteran tells police in new york their job is to protect and serve not to beat and comfort spray his videos gone viral and he is speaking out and talk to him about his beef with the way protesters at occupy wall street have been treated by police. nearly nine years. america's war in iraq will be over. it may be over but is it mission accomplished as the commander in chief promises to withdraw all troops from iraq by the end of the year what is this need for the future there and are troops only leaving because iraqis leaders have told the u.s. it's overstated to welcome. what is. for external intervention and if you buy a bottle of nato. rebels in benghazi may not have been made before she broke the old joke. but one of them tomatoes original objective in libya to protect civilians not to kill gadhafi gone with the libyan leader dead it will the new government be what these external forces had in mind. there's a bad state of civil liberties some of the strange to say some say is even worse than under the bush administration so a lot of former president sent

. in an announcement, president obama told the american people the war in iraq was ending, definitively and absolutely the war is over. >> i can report that as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board envoys for the journey home. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. that is how america's military efforts in iraq will end. >> for as long as there has been an iraq war, for as long as there have been people arguing in favor of starting a war in iraq, there have been people on the other side of it arguing against it. one of those people arguing against it in very early stages was the man who announced today that that war was ending. and when president obama said this afternoon that it was ending, quote, as promised, he was talking about himself. about his own promise to the american

that twice as long as world war ii is long enough for the iraq war. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. >> our nation enters this conflict reluctantly. major combat operations in iraq have ended. the united states and our allies have prevailed. united states military forces captured saddam hussein. we thought he had weapons of mass destruction. turns out he did. he didn't. he didn't. >> remember during the 2008 campaign -- >> i will finally finish the fight against bin laden. >> it was certainly justified. >> when they come home, they get the care and benefits they have earned. >> this is mission accomplished without the banner. >> i announced a new strategy that would end our combat mission in iraq and remove all of our troops by the end of 2011. >> promises made. promises kept. >> he said what he would do and he did it. >> today we've removed more than 100,000 troops. >> as promised. the key word. >> his commitment to wind down the war in iraq. >> the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high. >> as promised

it's over. >> as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. >> after eight long years and the loss of almost 4500 american lives -- >> america's war in iraq will be over. >> the president declares the war in iraq is at an end. >> our troops in iraq will definitely be home for the holidays. >> we cover every angle, ahead. . >>> the tight of war is receipting. all american troops will be with drawn from iraq by the end of this year. from the briefing room, he explained his decision. >> as of january 1st and in keeping with our strategic agreement with iraq, it will be a normal relationship between sovereign nations and based on mutual interest and respect. >> operation iraqi freedom has been at considerable cost to the nation. over 4,400 u.s. military kill and 32,000 wounded, including over 1,000 amputees, all at a cost of american taxpayers of $712 billion. in his remarks the president made it clear he intends to end involvement in afghanistan in the not too distant future. >> the united states is moving forward from a position of strength. th

military mission in iraq. all american forces will now be home by the end of this year. also, the death of a dictator. new details of the final chaotic moments of libya's moammar gadhafi. how did he really die? and herman cain surging in the polls. can he win the republican presidential nomination? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. >> today i can report that as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success, and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. that is how america's military efforts in iraq will end. but even as we mark this important milestone, we're also moving into a new phase in the relationship between the united states

>> pelley: tonight, president obama declares an end to the war in iraq. >> at promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. >> pelley: david martin and norah o'donnell on the cost of the war for americans and what may be ahead. the body of a once-feared dictator becomes a public spectacle. what's next for libya? allen pizzey and elizabeth palmer are there. wyatt andrews on america's largest private employer cutting health care benefits. whose will be next? and steve hartman with a doctor who's healing what ails a great american city. >> anything else you need tonight? >> just a hug. (laughter) captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the day has come. on day 3,139 of the war in iraq, president obama announced it's over. american troops will be home by the end of the year. the war began as a hunt for weapons of mass destruction which were never found. then the u.s. found it in the middle of a civil war, caught between two branches of islam. on this historic day, we have reports from david

iraq by year's end. and oo >> dramatic changes in the middle east landscape offer both opportunity and challenge for u.s. foreign policy. we will talk with secretary of state hillary clinton and republican senator lindsay graham. a new phase in the 2012 republican convention race. with debates on hold for now the candidates get down to real campaigning. we continue our one-on-one interviews with congresswoman michelle brachman. the romney perry match up gets physical. we will tell how it shapes up the battle for the gop nomination all right now on fox news live. hello again from fox news in washington. on friday president obama announced he will keep a campaign promise and bring all u.s. troops ohome from iraq by the end of the year. earlier we spoke with secretary of state hillary clinton in uzbekistan about iraq and the death of ousted libyan leader moammar qaddafi. >> secretary clinton the u.s. commander in iraq general lloyd a austin wanted upwards of 55,000 troops in iraq last year. they talked about 3-5,000. why is president obama pulling all of our troops out? oo evening we

really nine years. america's war in iraq will be over. the next two months our troops in the. sense of it may be over but is it really mission accomplished as the commander in chief promises to withdraw all u.s. troops from iraq by the end of the year what does this mean for the future there and our troops only leaving because iraq's leaders have told the u.s. it's overstated welcome. to early nine years. america's war in iraq will be your. next two months for troops in iraq tens of thousands of the packet there deal. you just saw that we showed you again so here's another question what happened to nato as a original purpose in libya to protect civilians not to kill gadhafi so is the libyan leader dead will the new government be there what external forces had in mind r t is live on the ground in tripoli. there's a bad state of civil liberties and strange a state some say is even worse than under the bush administration so well the former president sent prisoners to one ton of mowbray where they were often tortured is this president stepping up the game by skipping the torture and ju

announcement that nearly all-american troops will be home from iraq by year's end. it's a fact that raises questions whether the administration intended the american presence in iraq to end this way or whether the stunning statement by the president was plan a or plan b. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. >> up on the white house website, the headline reads, "president obama has ended the war in iraq." the white house take on this is simple. president obama promised to end u.s. troop involvement in iraq and today fulfilled that promise. in one sense, it's absolutely true. here's what he said when he launched his campaign nearly four years ago. >> america, it is time to start bringing our troops home. it's time -- it's time to admit that no amount of american lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else's civil war. >> now here's the president last year. >> consistent with our agreement wi

announcement that nearly all-american troops will be home from iraq by year's end. it's a fact that raises questions whether the administration intended the american presence in iraq to end this way or whether the stunning statement by the president was plan a or plan b. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. >> up on the white house website, the headline reads, "president obama has ended the war in iraq." the white house take on this is simple. president obama promised to end u.s. troop involvement in iraq and today fulfilled that promise. in one sense, it's absolutely true. here's what he said when he launched his campaign nearly four years ago. >> america, it is time to start bringing our troops home. it's time -- it's time to admit that no amount of american lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else's civil war. >> now here's the president last year. >> consistent with our agree

announced the end of the iraq war. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. today i can say that our troops in iraq will definitely be home for the holidays. >> but we're not leaving because the pentagon strategically decided it was time to get out. iraq is effectively kicking us out by virtue of their refusal to authorize u.s. troops' immunity in their country beyond the end of the year. beyond that point, iraq refused, and so, hey, it sounds like the war is over. president obama says the u.s. is moving forward in a position of strength, but come january 1st, literally, when it comes to iraq and particularly iran's ambitions to project its power into the vacuum left by the loss of saddam hussein, the training wheels will be off. we start with nbc news foreign correspondent, ayman mohyeldin, and retired army colonel, medal of honor recipient, jack jacobs. it's an honor to see both of you. your gut reaction on the news, jack

. troops will be out of iraq by year's yend libya's moammar qaddafi is killed. dramatic changes in the middle east landscape offer both opportunity and challenge for u.s. foreign policy. we'll talk with secretary of state hillary clinton and republican senator lindsey graham. then, a new phase in the 2012 republican presidential race. the candidates get down to reall campaigning. we continue our series of interviews with crum -- crum crumb michelle bachmann. and how the gop nomination shapes up. all right now on "fox news sunday". and hello, again, from fox news in washington. on friday, president obama announced he will keep a campaign promise and bringg all u.s. troops home from iraq by the end of the year. earlier we spoke with secretary of state hillary clinton and about the death of moammar qaddafi. >> they wanted 15,000 troops in iraq next year. and the white house talked about 3000 to 5000. why is president obama pulling all of the troops out. >> put it in the appropriate historical context. president obama said combat troops would leave iraq by the end of the year. and before h

withdrawal of the remaining troops serving in iraq by the end of the year. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. >> more than 4,000 american service men and women killed. at a cost of more than $700 billion. but does withdrawal now risk more bloodshed in iraq? and libya. gadhafi is dead. what now for the united states in that country? joining me, secretary of state hillary clinton. then, the republican race for the white house. the hands-on debate moment that signals a nasty turn in the primary fight over taxes, health care, and immigration. >> rick, i don't think i've ever hired an illegal in my life, so i'm afraid -- i'm looking forward to finding your facts on that. >> i'll show you what the facts are. >> rick, again -- i was speaking. >> and this morning our meet the candidates series continues with texas congressman ron paul. he's raised $12 million this year, came in a close second in the iowa straw poll, and is now spending millions on television ads in early primary states, attacking rivals romney, perry and cain. this week he unveils his prescription

years. america's war in iraq will be over it may be over and but will it be mission accomplished as the commander in chief promises to withdraw all u.s. troops from iraq by the end of the year what does this mean for the future there and our troops on the leaving because iraq's leaders have told the u.s. has overstayed their welcome. whether. for external intervention and while the role of nato. rebels in benghazi may not have been able to achieve. but what happened to nato was original purpose in libya to protect civilians not to kill gadhafi but with the libyan leader dead will the new government be what these external forces had in mind r t is on the ground in tripoli. there is a bad state of civil liberties some of the obama administration has a ton say is even worse than under the bush administration some of the former president's prisoners to guantanamo bay where many were tortured is this president stepping up the game by skipping the torture and just going straight for the kill. it's friday october twenty first seven pm in washington d.c. i'm christine freeze out there watch

in iraq. >> so today i can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. >> now president bush began the war in march 2003 with a dose of what the pentagon called shock and awe. in announcing its end, president obama used the term success, not victory, and said it was time america focused less on wars overseas and more on economic problems here at home. >> i would note that the end of war in iraq reflects the larger transition. the tide of war is receding. >> there is no doubt public opinion is on the president's side. nearly 7 in 10 americans oppose the war in iraq. but a number of conservatives, including the leading republican candidates for president tonight say, president obama is weakening america and emboldening iran. the former massachusetts governor, mitt romney, said the unavoidable question is whether this decision is the result of a naked political calculation or simply sheer ineptitude in negotiations with the iraqi government. jessica yellin was in the briefing room for the dramatic announcement. the point governor rom

>>> on the broadcast tonight, getting out of iraq. after nine years of war, president obama tells the world all u.s. troops are leaving iraq by the end of the year. tonight, the risks of leaving and what the president didn't say about the decision. >>> steve jobs. a first look at the untold story he left behind. the controversial choices he made about fighting his cancer. >>> and making a difference. a restaurant where you don't have to pay if you can't. the famous face behind it and the inspiration he found right here on this broadcast. the inspiration he found right here on this broadcast. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in tonight for brian. after nine years of bloody war costing thousands of american lives and hundreds of billions of american dollars, president obama says it is ending. the last american troops in iraq are packing up and getting out by the end of the year. home, he says, in time for the holidays. it was march of 2003 when president george w. bush announced the start of the war against iraq wit

.. at its peak, more than 170,000 troops were in iraq. 4400 u.s. military members have died there. 32,000 more have been wounded. august 31, 2010, the president announced iraqis were taking the read lead on their sek tie american combat mission in iraq ended. >> and republicans warned a down drown can -- draw down can destabilize iraq. >> this morning, the president briefed iraqi prime minister about his plans for withdrawal and they were on the same page about the way forward in december, they'll sit down together at the white house, dan? >> what are the risks of a withdrawal? what are you hearing? >> there are concerns security forces aren't quite ready to take the lead there. have been calls from some republicans that this is just too much too quick. 40,000 troops will be out within two months. have you senator john mccain saying this possibly will destabilize iraq and could lead to iran making moves into iraq. he says that is taking place. the white house said iran is far weaker than they were a couple years ago and didn't dismick iran as a threat but didn't bow down to the su

fulfilled a campaign promise to pull out of iraq. today's announcement makes you wonder how this will impact his 2012 re-election bid. tom fitzgerald has the news edge on the political implication. tom. >> reporter: the political aspects of all of this can not be ignored and joining us tonight involved the managing editor from the hill newspaper and bob almost immediately is the president's -- the president said this, making this announcement. mitt romney comes out with a scathing press release. how do republicans play this coming on a day after the policy that the administration put into place resulted in the removal of him? >> i think it's been a week for the hopefuls. obviously, ghadafi was a major win for the president. will it matter, though for the election? it's about the economy o. iraq? president obama viewed he would get out of iraq and said throughout the year, the troops will be out and there is some rumor. the republican candidate, i think they could be setting ua situation where come january, if there is trouble, they say i told you so. jot reason for this, in large part

accomplished like we did in iraq. we know when president bush did that there were many years before that mission was accomplished and depends on what camp you're talking to about whether or not it ever was. that being said if we take this as a triumph how do we take it and expand it to other regions in the area? do you have a good sense of our gameplan what we're doing in the middle east in north africa? >> the next obvious area is syria and the problem with syria there is no international consensus like there was with libya. for instance, at u.n. security council russia and china are opposing what we want to do which is put substantially more sanctions on syria. so it's a different situation. the syrian people don't want us to intervene militarily. what we have to do is a build a coalition of countries in europe around the world to put some serious economic sanctions, personal sanctions on the syrian leadership, find a way, i think to strengthen the democratic forces there. what is happening in syria i think there's a lot of momentum in syria after what happened to qaddafi. after what's