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15/12/2011

Obama visiting Fort Bragg to mark end of Iraq war By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – President Barack Obama is marking the end of the Iraq war with a tribute to the troops who fought and died in a conflict he opposed from the start.

Accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, the president traveled Wednesday to Fort Bragg in North Carolina to address service members and their families as he brings the war to a close.

At a base that's seen more than 200 deaths over nearly nine years of fighting in Iraq, Obama was to highlight the human side of the war, reflecting on the bravery and sacrifices of U.S. forces now on their way back home.

All U.S. troops are to be out of Iraq Dec. 31, though Obama has pledged the U.S. will continue to help Iraq as it faces an uncertain future in a volatile region of the world. Even as majorities in the U.S. public favor ending the war, some Republicans have criticized Obama's withdrawal, arguing he's leaving behind an unstable Iraq that could hurt U.S. interests and fall subject to influence from neighboring Iran.

Upon his arrival in Fort Bragg Wednesday, Obama met with five enlisted service members who had recently returned from combat. He also met with the family of a soldier killed overseas.

Obama has on several occasions addressed his reasons for ending the war, casting it as a promise kept after he ran for president as an anti-war candidate and speaking of the need to refocus U.S. attention on rebuilding the troubled economy at home.

On Wednesday, his focus will be principally on the troops and their role and his commitment to ensuring veterans get the jobs and resources they need once they're back home. His audience will be those people most personally affected, including troops back from Iraq and their families.

In a local television interview Tuesday, Obama previewed some of his likely themes.

"We must not forget the men and women who gave their lives, tens of thousands wounded, all those missed birthday parties, missed soccer games and missed dinners because folks were on their second or third deployment. We should not take that for granted," the president told KOAA-TV in Colorado Springs, Colo. "It is an extraordinary testimony to the bravery, courage, dedication and patriotism of our soldiers."

Obama's approval rating on handling the situation in Iraq has been above 50 percent since last fall, and in a new Associated Press-GfK poll, has ticked up four points since October to 55 percent. Among independents, his approval rating tops 50 percent for the first time since this spring.

With the economy foremost on people's minds, fewer now consider the war a top issue. Fifty-one percent said it was extremely or very important to them personally, down from 58 percent in October and placing it behind 13 of 14 issues tested in the poll.

It's the president's first visit to Fort Bragg, which is home to Army Special Operations, the 18th Airborne Corps and the 82nd Airborne, among others. Special Forces troops from Fort Bragg were among the first soldiers in Iraq during the 2003 invasion and its paratroopers helped lead the 2007 troop increase.

North Carolina, which Obama narrowly won in 2008, also is an important state for the 2012 presidential election and will host the Democratic convention.

To underscore the political significance, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, one of the leading GOP presidential contenders, addressed an open letter to Obama and sent it to the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer decrying the unemployment rate for veterans.

Unemployment for veterans who served after Sept. 11, 2001, was 11.1 percent in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Romney called such a statistic a "disgrace."

"In the face of such economic hardship, fine words welcoming veterans home are insufficient," he wrote. "It is time for a fundamental change of direction. If you won't or can't lead our country out of the economic morass you've deepened, then I would suggest that it's time for you to go."

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Associated Press writer Martha Waggoner in Raleigh, N.C., and AP Deputy Polling Director Jennifer Agiesta contributed to this report.

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Fort Bragg, NC - Presiden Barack Obama menandakan berakhirnya bebek Iraq dengan satu penghormatan kepada tentera yang bertempur dan mati dalam konflik beliau Menentang dari awal.

Disertakan dengan pertama lady Michelle Obama, presiden mengembara Rabu hingga Fort Bragg di North Carolina untuk Menangani anggota perkhidmatan dan keluarga mereka kerana dia membawa bebek untuk menutup.

Pada Asas yang dilihat lebih daripada 200 Kematian dalam masa Tempoh penghunian bersukacita sembilan tahun Berjuang di Iraq, Obama adalah untuk menyerlahkan sisi manusia peperangan, mencerminkan keberanian dan pengorbanan tentera AS sekarang Pulang ke cara mereka.

Semua tentera AS untuk Iraq 31 mundur, walaupun Obama telah berjanji AS akan terus membantu Iraq kerana ia Menghadapi masa depan yang tidak menentu di rantau dunia yang tidak menentu. Walaupun majoriti memihak kepada Amerika Syarikat awam yang berakhir bebek, beberapa Republikan mengkritik Belanja Obama, dengan Alasan dia seneng Iraq tidak stabil yang boleh menjejaskan kepentingan AS dan jatuh tertakluk kepada pengaruh dari Iran jiran.

Apabila tiba di Fort Bragg Rabu, Obama bertemu dengan lima anggota perkhidmatan Tamtama yang baru-baru ini Pulang dari pertempuran. Beliau juga telah bertemu dengan keluarga Askar yang terbunuh di luar negara.

Obama telah beberapa kali yang dialamatkan Sebab-Sebab beliau untuk menamatkan bebek, pemutus sebagai janji-janji yang disimpan selepas beliau bertanding untuk presiden sebagai calon anti-bebek dan bercakap tentang keperluan untuk tumpukan semula Penjagaan AS untuk membina semula ekonomi yang bermasalah di rumah.

Pada hari Rabu, tumpuan akan terutamanya tentera dan peranan mereka dan komitmen pembaharuan untuk memastikan veteran mendapat pekerjaan dan sumber-sumber yang mereka perlukan dll sila e-mail ke webmaster@pidra-indonesia.org mereka sudah kembali ke rumah. Penonton akan orang-orang yang paling Peribadi terjejas, termasuk tentera dari Iraq dan keluarga mereka.

Dalam bual Cekur Televisyen Tempatan Selasa, Obama dipratonton beberapa tema mungkin beliau.

"Kita tidak boleh fabricate lelaki dan wanita yang telah memberikan kehidupan mereka, berpuluh-puluh ribu cedera, semua orang-orang hari jadi pihak-pihak yang terlepas, terlepas permainan bola sepak dan terlepas makan malam kerana penduduk di penempatan kedua atau ketiga mereka. Kita tidak harus mengambil yang mudah, "Presiden memberitahu KOAA-TV di Colorado Springs, Colo" Ia adalah satu Bukti yang luar biasa kepada keberanian, keberanian, dedikasi dan semangat patriotik Askar kami. "

Kedudukan kelulusan Obama mengendalikan keadaan di Iraq telah melebihi 50 peratus sejak kejatuhan lepas, dan dalam Tinjauan pendapat Associated Press baru-GfK, telah ditandakan empat mata sejak Oktober hingga 55 peratus. Antara bebas, kedudukan kelulusan mendahului 50 peratus bagi kali pertama sejak musim bunga ini.

Dengan ekonomi utama pada fikiran orang ramai, kurang kini mempertimbangkan bebek isu utama. Lima puluh satu peratus berkata ia adalah sangat atau sangat penting kepada mereka secara Peribadi, turun daripada 58 peratus pada bulan Oktober dan meletakkan ia di sebalik 13 14 isu-isu yang diuji dalam pengundian.

Ia Lawatan pertama presiden ke Fort Bragg, yang merupakan rumah kepada Operasi Khas Tentera Darat, Udara 18 Kor dan Airborne 82, antara lain. Angkatan tentera dari Fort Bragg adalah antara Askar pertama di Iraq Semasa pencerobohan 2003 dan pasukan Payung yang membantu membawa Peningkatan 2007 trup.

North Carolina, yang sempit Obama menang pada tahun 2008, juga adalah sebuah negara yang penting bagi pilihan raya presiden 2012 dan akan menjadi tuan rumah Konvensyen Parti Demokrat.

Untuk menekankan kepentingan Politik, bekas Massachusetts Gov., Mitt Romney, salah satu daripada pesaing utama presiden GOP, Terbuka surat yang ditujukan kepada Obama dan dihantar kepada Pemerhati Fayetteville (NC) decrying Bab Kadar pengangguran bagi veteran.

Pengangguran bagi veteran yang berkhidmat selepas 11 September, 2001, adalah 11,1 peratus pada bulan November, menurut Biro Perangkaan Buruh. Romney dipanggil seperti statistik "kehinaan."

"Dalam Menghadapi kesukaran ekonomi itu, kata denda mengalu-alukan veteran rumah tidak mencukupi," katanya. "Sudah tiba masanya untuk perubahan Asas arah. Jika anda tidak mahu atau tidak boleh membawa negara kita keluar dari paya ekonomi anda semakin meruncing, maka saya akan mencadangkan bahawa sudah tiba masanya untuk anda untuk Scram."

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