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The U.S. military finished withdrawing from Iraq, 23 years after its 2003 invasion and 12 years after ramping up efforts against ISIS with Operation Inherent Resolve. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

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This is a report on the U.S. military's final withdrawal from Iraq, marking a major strategic shift in American defense policy in the Middle East.

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After two decades, the U.S. formally withdrew from Iraq, leaving behind a battered nation trapped between the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. invasion and subsequent occupation cost nearly 4,500 U.S. lives and killed more than 115,000 Iraqis, according to the most modest counts. trib.al/E3sCiNB
This is a report on a major strategic shift in U.S. defense policy regarding the formal withdrawal from Iraq.

Why 🐵 NatSecAllTheTime picked: U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq after Operation Inherent Resolve began in 2014

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After two decades, the U.S. formally withdrew from Iraq, leaving behind a battered nation trapped between the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. invasion and subsequent occupation cost nearly 4,500 U.S. lives and killed more than 115,000 Iraqis, according to the most modest counts. trib.al/E3sCiNB

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