Last U.S. Troops Leave Iraq
After eight years, war ends.
The last U.S. soldiers rolled across the border into Kuwait Sunday morning officially ending the eight-year war in Iraq. The last troops left Contingency Operating Base Adder in the early morning on Saturday, according to the Washington Post. About 100 of the last armored vehicles rolled along an empty stretch of highway to the Kuwaiti border from dusk through the break of day, according to Reuters. Sgt. First Class Rodolfo Ruiz said he couldn't wait to call his wife and kids to let them know he was safe. As the last troops crossed into Kuwait, they celebrated by honking horns on the transport vehicles they were in, according to Reuters. In 2009, President Barack Obama called for the withdrawal of 90,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by August …
