Last U.S. Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq

[Blind Hemingway]

Troops from the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division crossed the border between Iraq and Kuwait early Thursday. Scatterings of troops still await departure, and some 50,000 will stay another year in what is designated as a noncombat role.

 

[Hydronine]

HURRAY!

 

[marius]

"non combat role"? is it just me or does this phrase sound familiar? about 40 years ago familiar. we're still dicking around vietnam and korea. and all those troops that got pulled out of iraq just got driven down the road to afghanistan.

 

[Dylan]

Ah, yes. An end to Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the start to Operation New Dawn, named after Obama's two favorite novels, New Moon and Breaking Dawn.

And yes, for some reason they've changed the name of the operation to New Dawn. I couldn't make up a worse name if I tried.