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news. mission over, but hardly mission accomplished in iraq. >> so today i can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. >> now president bush began the war in march 2003 with a dose of what the pentagon called shock and awe. in announcing its end, president obama used the term success, not victory, and said it was time america focused less on wars overseas and more on economic problems here at home. >> i would note that the end of war in iraq reflects the larger transition. the tide of war is receding. >> there is no doubt public...

In what is officially the last day of america's combat operation in this country, where it's been for seven long years. once the sun is set, it begins a new mission in iraq, and that is advising and assisting the iraqi security forces, as they embrace their sovereignty as their own nation, america's troops, 50,000, will be staying on helping the iraqi security forces. joining us is general komair from the first armoured division, if i've got that correctly. you're actually partnered with the iraqi police, helping train them. people think we're no longer in a combat situation, it's smooth saili...

They will be directing those operations. we will be with them providing the assistance they need. giving them advice and integrating some of the capabilities that we still have here that they do not have. that's our primary role here is advise, train and assist. >> isn't it somewhat of a fallacy that combat has generally ended. if you're training other soldiers, iraqi soldiers in a combat situation, they're bound to be involved in it at some point because they're with them day in and day out. >> i don't think it's that combat has ended. it's combat led by u.s. forces is over. the war for iraq ...

Question that dave petraeus will make changes for two reasons. to reinforce the commitment to take care of the troops and secondly, because he realizes, as does virtually everyone in afghanistan that these rules are getting soldiers killed. those rules put in place with general stanley mcchrystal are classified and they aim to limit civilian casualties prohibiting troops from firing unless they're fired at first. and civilians are near the target. they are putting handcuffs behind our troops' backs. we cannot have that, we need to take the handcuffs off and let our troops be able to fend thems...

Question that dave petraeus will make changes for two reasons. to reinforce the commitment to take care of the troops and secondly, because he realizes, as does virtually everyone in afghanistan that these rules are getting soldiers killed. those rules put in place with general stanley mcchrystal are classified and they aim to limit civilian casualties prohibiting troops from firing unless they're fired at first. and civilians are near the target. they are putting handcuffs behind our troops' backs. we cannot have that, we need to take the handcuffs off and let our troops be able to fend thems...