Obama: 'it Is Time To Turn The Page' On Iraq War

Anne E. Kornblut, Washington Post
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 6:55pm

Obama: 'It is time to turn the page' on Iraq war

He says the U.S. "has paid a huge price" to give Iraqis the chance to shape their future - a price that now includes more than 4,400 U.S. dead. Iraq - United States - Iraq War - Iraqi people - United States armed forces

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