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>> 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 importa...

"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 with the iraq...

gunfire >> what happened in the next few moments is unclear, he was finally killed. how he died, we do not yet know. didn't take long for the death photos surface. we want to warn you, they are very graphic. gadhafi is indeed dead. the photos come from misrata where he was taken and killed possibly while trying to escape, possibly in a fire fight between captors and support toers or in crossfire or possibly executed. you can see he is surrounded by onlookers, he is not being mourned, certainly not there his death and of his son being celebrated in libya and in the west. >> faced with...

we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." gunfire, honking horns, celebrations in cities across libya, marking the death of gadhafi. we're following all the breaking news this hour. the man who ruthlessly ruled the country for 42 years was killed today outside his hometown of sirte. he was 69 years old. president obama said his death marks the end of a long and painful chapter for libya. >> one year ago, the notion of a free libya seemed impossible. but then the libyan people rose up. and demanded t...

>> what you hear, shouts of god is great while others say, quote the blood of the martyrs will not be in vain. the camera tilts down, you see it there the head of gadhafi. wounds on his face, including a gunshot wound in the forehead. officials of the nur lew libyan government said he died of shotgun wounds to the head. suggests he deserves some credit for gadhafi's demise. >> our brave pilots have flown in libya's skies. our sailors provided support off libya's shores. and our leadership at nato has helped guide our coalition. without putting a single u.s. service member on the grou...