Operation New Dawn

President Obama announces the end of the combat mission in Iraq and discusses the future of the U.S. commitment to helping build a stable Iraq in an address to the nation from the Oval Office.

1) What does it mean now that the ‘combat mission’ is over?

2) What were the costs of this mission?

3) Did we complete our mission there? Why/ Not?

4) What do you think is the future of Iraq?

5) Do you agree or disagree with the President’s decision? Write you reaction to his speech below (at least one paragraph)