May 24, 2013
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The withdrawal of American military forces from Iraq was started in June 2009 and was completed by December 2011, bringing an end to the Iraq War.
The withdrawal of American military forces from Iraq was a contentious issue within the United States for much of the 2000s, being debated fervidly since the beginning of the Iraq War in March 2003. As the war progressed from its initial invasion phase to a nearly decade-long presence, American public opinion shifted towards favoring a troop withdrawal; in May 2007, 55 percent of Americans believed that the Iraq War was a mistake, and 51 percent of registered voters favored troop withdrawal. In late April 2007, the U.S. Congress passed a supplementary spending bill for Iraq that set a deadline for troop withdrawal, but President Bush vetoed this bill soon afterwards. All American military forces were mandated to withdraw from Iraqi territory by 31 December 2011 under the terms of a bilateral agreement signed in 2008 by President Bush. The U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq was completed on 18 December 2011 early Sunday morning.
(via Freebase)
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![Iraqis mark end of US military occupation [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313284/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=91ddea419c5b11329aae1dcb9763ef51 "Iraqi soldiers watch residents gather in a celebration for the US troops pull out in Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad, December 14, 2011: REUTERS/Mohanned Faisal")
![Iraqi city celebrates pullout of US troops [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313252/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=f784484bdcad7b930f9543b291499d7d)
![Iraq PM visits US ahead of troop withdrawal [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313219/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=30acf54b64bc59a429fb655f95cee78f)
![Angry protestors condemn Biden's visit to Iraq, demand an end to US 'meddling' [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313068/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=4292ea30fdadeadea2c83bb4abccbdde)
![Iraqi defense ministry conducts military training [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-312000/312999/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=55b362098360ddca4d40e0ed803da9b9)