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Obama called the final deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq

U.S. President Barack Obama, called his predecessor, George W. Bush before the speech at the Marines Camp Lejeune, which were set out plans for the new administration to withdraw American troops from Iraq. B. Obama made this call in accordance with etiquette, “said Press Secretary, White House, Robert Gibbs.

The U.S. President also telephoned Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, to inform him of the plans for withdrawal troops. Call the Iraqi prime minister was committed to the side of the presidential plane Air Force One on the way to Camp Lejeune, transmits Associated Press.

In his speech at the Marine Corps base in North Carolina B. Obama announced that the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will be officially completed by the end of August 2010. After that date, will remain in Iraq from 35 to 50 thousand U.S. military, which will support local security forces and government. By the end of 2011. All American troops would return to their homeland, promised U.S. President, RBC reports.

Remember that the U.S. troops to enter Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein’s regime in March 2003. when the power is Bush. Late last year George W. Bush administration has signed an agreement with Baghdad on the timing of the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. In accordance with this agreement, U.S. troops should leave Iraq entirely by the end of 2011. This is the final deadline for withdrawal has called today, and B. Obama.