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>> in december 2011, obama was able to claim another key achievement. after nine years and thousands of lost american lives, the iraq war officially came to an end. one of obama's most important campaign promises had been kept. >> the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high and proud of their success in knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. >> the country was still engaged in afghanistan, with what seemed no end in sight. then on the one-year anniversary of osama bin laden's death, in may 2012, the president made...

>> in december 2011, obama was able to claim another key achievement. after nine years and thousands of lost american lives, the iraq war officially came to an end. one of obama's most famous campaign promises had been kept. >> 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. >> the country was still engaged in afghanistan, but would see no end in sight. then on the one-year anniversary of osama bin laden's death, in may 2012, the president made a surpr...

Responsibility of this office. certainly we thought about the fact that there was a failure here, it would have disastrous consequences for me politically. we knew the examples of the carter presidency and we understood what there, but i tell you, the only thing that i was thinking about throughout this entire enterprise was, i really want to get those guys back. >> there were people who had said, let's not do this. let's give it a little more time. so he made a really tough call. >> as the world now knows, the mission was a success. >> tonight i can report to the american people and to the wo...

Leaving the army in december 2011. >> signed up -- the son they sent to me when he was 17 is not the same man they sent back to me. he is damaged goods in a way. i don't know. >> this is george's medical file starting where in 2010 in tunti present day. maybe a year and a half of medical files. >> this is a record of every appointment. 25 on each sheet. 275 appointmentsive taken. >> he probably has the equivalent of that many pages of prescription drugs. >> those who were hit with the bullets that came from hasan and they are suffering terrible both physical pain, ptsd which extends not just t...

Leaving the army in december 2011. >> signed up -- the son they sent to me when he was 17 is not the same man they sent back to me. he is damaged goods in a way. i don't know. >> this is george's medical file starting where in 2010 in tunti present day. maybe a year and a half of medical files. >> this is a record of every appointment. 25 on each sheet. 275 appointmentsive taken. >> he probably has the equivalent of that many pages of prescription drugs. >> those who were hit with the bullets that came from hasan and they are suffering terrible both physical pain, ptsd which