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The iraq war ended in december of 2011. it was expected that u.s. troops would all leave iraq by new years eve. by december 31st, 2011. but they made the transfer early on december 15th. nbcs richard engel was at the ira iraqi/kuwaiti border when the last troops left, watching the troops cross over the border and cheer and celebrate that the 8 1/2-year-long war in iraq was done. but the official end of the war was december 15th, 2011. that same morning, december 15th, 2011, a gunman opened fire ...

The iraq war ended in december of 2011. it was expected that u.s. troops would all leave iraq by new years eve. by december 31st, 2011. but they made the transfer early on december 15th. nbcs richard engel was at the iraqi/kuwaiti border when the last troops left, watching the troops cross over the border and cheer and celebrate that the 8 1/2-year-long war in iraq was done. but the official end of the war was december 15th, 2011. that same morning, december 15th, 2011, a gunman opened fire at a...

Moved 100,000 u.s. -- or iraqi troops from the iranian border to the kuwaiti border, and all the top u.s. officials were telling me, i assume they were telling you, hes bluffing, hes not going to go in and invade a fellow arab country, maybe he wants the kuwaitis to raise the price of oil a little bit. he would never do that. maybe a little border skirmish. its really a bluff. and it wasnt a bluff, and he went in and went like a knife through butter into kuwait. i think of that now when i see pe...

Hard to believe its been ten years since the shock and au campaign that laufrgesed the iraq war. i was on the air as it was all unfolding. this clip is from the morning after the war began. >> lets get you up to date on what is happening. it started at 9:30 eastern time last night when president bush gave the order and attacks were made against leadership targets, saddam hussein in a bunker around baghdad. and since then, a lot of activity for those troops massed along the iraq kuwaiti border. t...

Americas presence in iraq may technically be over, but some do remain. they went out just before dawn on sunday morning. nbcs richard engle was with them. >> until lights appeared, the kuwaiti border and the crossing began. >> it is the last of sunrise in kuwait as the last of american troops leave iraq. some are waiting, others taking pictures of this moment, the moment the iraq war ended. >> moments later, the gates to iraq were shut. one vehicle got special attention, the last of the last to ...

robin wright. im joe johns in for candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." the white house has led a very public campaign for the payroll tax cut extension which would save average and working americans $1,000 in higher taxes next year. after weeks of negotiations, a break-through. the senate yesterday voted to extend the tax cut and unemployment benefits for just two months. the house still has to act. president obama seems satisfied but he let congress know he is not back...

thank you for joining us. well start with the brutal meetimee beating of protesters in cairo fueling the fury in egypt. the violence means all bets are off for egypts political future. we spoke yesterday, mohammed. this video and the fact that people are -- its being caught on tape, its really fueling whats going on there? >> well, since we spoke, don, the clashes have still been on going between the protesters and the police and the army. today the video we acquired -- the video of th...

Short distance away from where we are here at camp liberty. what was symbolic was not just a quiet u.s. withdrawal but a chance for the iraqis to seize more of their sovereignty. that is something the u.s. military wants to impress and something the iraqis are very eager to say. this is the third in line of the last events that we will see the u.s. military make, in terms of finally coming -- finally reaching that end of the withdrawal process. youll see what is called the closing of the colors ...

>> this moment was just too soon for most of the other final 400 or so men who crossed the line. its quarter past 3:00 on the morning of august 19. after 7 1/2 years at war, america combat troops are finally leaving the country. here we are just the other side of the kuwaiti border, its taken four days to move some 2,600 of the men of 4th stryker brigade combat team down here all the way from baghdad. the convoy of 300 vehicles departed under the cover of darkness, amid the highest security. the...

>> this moment was just too soon for most of the other final 400 or so men who crossed the line. its quarter past 3:00 on the morning of august 19. after 7 1/2 years at war, america combat troops are finally leaving the country. here we are just the other side of the kuwaiti border, its taken four days to move some 2,600 of the men of 4th stryker brigade combat team down here all the way from baghdad. the convoy of 300 vehicles departed under the cover of darkness, amid the highest security. the...