Obama: A lot left to do to stabilize Iraq politics
Saying there is "still a lot of work to do" politically in Iraq, President Barack Obama Tuesday congratulated U.S. troops at Fort Bliss for their accomplishments in the war zone over the past seven years. He thanked a gathering, some of them about to deploy overseas, saying their service made the withdrawal of combat troops possible.
"We are in transition," Obama said. "And that could not have been accomplished had it not been for the men and women here at Fort Bliss and across the country."
He traveled to the Texas base, home of the 1st Armored Division, on a day unusual for its focus on the two wars he inherited, a day his advisers hoped would underscore his fulfilled promise to end the Iraq conflict.
Further tests loom in Iraq, where narrow parliamentary elections have divided lawmakers. Remaining U.S. troops are to leave by the end of 2011. - The Washington Post
