Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Soldiers Cheer As America Closes The Gates On Iraq

Leaving for good: Soldiers close the Iraq-Kuwait border gate behind the final vehicles. There are concerns about how stable Iraq is and whether the departure of U.S. troops is too premature.

Over And Out: Soldiers Cheer As America Closes The Gates On Iraq -- Daily Mail

The last American soldiers rolled out of Iraq yesterday, bringing a formal end to a bitterly divisive war that has raged for nearly nine years.

The troops whooped with delight and pumped their fists as they closed the border gate with Kuwait.

The war cost nearly 4,500 American and more than 100,000 Iraqi lives and $800billion (£500billion) from the U.S. Treasury.

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My Comment: They are not the only ones who are cheering .... count me as one of them.

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