• Obama urges Americans to 'turn the page' on Iraq • 'Patriots supported this war and patriots opposed it' • Swift change in focus from Iraq to state of US economy Preamble: Tonight, President Obama addresses the American people to mark the historic moment that occurred earlier today: the official end of US combat missions in Iraq. In case you were wondering, President Obama will not be speaking ...

This transcript of President Barack Obama's address Tuesday night was provided by the White House. View full sizeSusan Walsh, The Associated PressPresident Barack Obama was photographed from the Rose Garden as he delivered a televised address from the Oval...

President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared an end to the U.S. combat role in Iraq after more than seven years of war, saying the country's future now is up to its own people. It is time to turn the page, said the president, who opposed the war from the start.

President Barack Obama declared an end to the seven-year U.S. combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday and told war-weary Americans our central mission as a people is to restore the U.S. economy.

President Barack Obama told U.S. troops on Tuesday that the end of combat operations in Iraq is not going to be a victory lap, not a cause for celebration.