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President Barack Obama announced Thursday night he had authorized the U.S. military to launch targeted airstrikes if needed to protect Americans from…

[Updated at 12:57 p.m. ET] U.S. President Barack Obama, announcing Friday that “the rest of our troops will come home by the end of the year,” said: “After nearly nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over.” The new partnership with Iraq will be “strong and enduring” after U.S. troops leave the country, Obama […]