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Servichonor the service of all shoulders who made sacrifices. he said the war in iraq for the first time in nine years, americans not fighting and dying in iraq. today though he noted 4,486 americans did die in that conflict. he noted that he's trying to wind down the war in afghanistan. right now the longest war in u.s. history, so far nearly 2,000 americans losing their lives there as well. the president noting that is why he does not make these decisions about war and peace lightly. >> i cannot begin to fully understand your loss. as a father i cannot begin to imagine what it's like to hear...

$807 billion, and 4,486 lives, and it's a difficult thing to estimate the iraqi deaths, but a shocking number of iraqi lives. i was struck by two things about this. first of all, the way that we feel about the end of the iraq war as opposed to the way we feel about the beginning, and the president said it was easier to end a war than begin one, and i think it was profound and true, but this was the defining political issue of a generation in some ways. a whole covert of people got active in politics and the war. we had two elections during the iraq war. and president obama is president today b...

Iraq, 4,486 as of december 5th. and the total wounded, over 33,000 of americans in connection with that conflict. just an incredible, incredible sight to see the two of them laying a wreath in honor and in memory of those who gave their lives so we could have a different iraq. which we absolutely do. there are questions about whether that's a good thing or bad thing. colonel oliver north is with me now, a fox news military analyst, and i put the question to you, colonel, are we better off now? is iraq better off now as a result of that sacrifice? >> yes, short answer, because the military whic...

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They didn't know this. air traffic controllers forced to walk pilot throughs the landing by walkie-talkie. it is all because a tower lost power. they had been running off a backup generator on friday. even that went out. several flights were delayed as a result of it. the war in iraq is getting underway. (gun fire) and who can forget the video of the united states launch whatting it calls schwabing and awe as president bush telling the nation we are at war. 4,486 of our country's gravest have made t-- bravest sacrifice. sadam hussein was discovered in a fox hole by troops during a daring ope...