President Barack Obama will avoid a Mission Accomplished moment on Tuesday when marking progress in ending the Iraq war, using an Oval Office address to mark the milestone and address the bigger issue for voters -- America's struggling economy.

Perhaps the Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, spiritual advisor to Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, understands best how so many Americans so quickly come to wrongly believe that Obama is a Muslim. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five believes as much.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday marks the symbolic end of US combat operations in Iraq, seven years after an invasion he opposed, and at a time when the country still seems far from being stabilized.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday marks the symbolic end of US combat operations in Iraq, seven years after an invasion he opposed, and at a time when the country still seems far from being stabilized.

President Barack Obama must walk a fine line in a speech on Tuesday night as he highlights progress toward winding down the war in Iraq while trying to avoid any perception of a Mission Accomplished moment.