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It's not going to be a source of terrorist attacks again. with just days to go before the december 31st deadline, for most u.s. troops to leave afghanistan, the president and first lady took a break from their vacation in hawaii to visit with american troops celebrating christmas at a nearby marine base. the end of the year will be a symbolic end to the 13-year mission. about 11,000 troops will remain to help with training and advisory roles and afghanistan is still a volatile country with suicide attacks claiming the lives of a busful of afghanistan soldiers just last week. joining me now, ...

Staff sergeant corey remsberg. >> there you have it. president obama speaking to the disabled veterans of america conference. the president said violence in iraq is the lowest it's been in years, and next month, are will the mission will change from combat to support. a transitional force will remain there, he said, until the end of next year. mr. obama telling his audience the mission from here on in will be to train iraqi forces and protect civilians there. the mission is changing, he said, from a military effort led by our troops, u.s. troops, to a civilian effort led by our diplomats, he s...

>> rick: we begin with new fallout after president obama's decision to end the war in iraq and pull all u.s. troops from the region by the end of the year. the president defending his decision, saying it's time it start focusing on the u.s. economy. but the move is raising red flags with some republicans in washington over security, safety and iraq's ability to keep the peace. molly henneberg is live in washington with more. why does the president believe that now is the right time to bring those u.s. troops home from iraq? >> hi, rick. the president says the strategy to end the war has succee...