Obama: US soldiers back from Iraq made 'America safer'
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US President Barack Obama in a YouTube message on Friday thanked US troops back from Iraq for their "dedication" and "courage" that "has made America safer."
The US military has pulled tens of thousands of combat troops out of Iraq in recent months, with numbers now below 50,000, less than a third of the peak level in 2007, ahead of a complete pullout in December 2011. "Your dedication, your bravery, your courage, has made America safer and has helped stand up democracy in Iraq," Obama said in the short video posted on the White House website. (AP)
