U.S. Defense Secretary says U.S. military casualties in Iraq in exchange for outstanding achievements
BAGHDAD, Sept. 1 (Xinhua Yan Yan Song Dan) a surprise visit to the U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on the 1st U.S. troops in Iraq over the past seven years, which is paid a "painful price", but the U.S. military by the This has made "remarkable achievements."
According to the U.S. military press release said, Gates flew to Iraq's western city of Ramadi, the day of a U.S. military base, where inspections and discussions with U.S. soldiers. When asked about the United States in Iraq is worth the price, Gates said: "If Iraq as a democracy to become a responsible member of the international community, and our soldiers pay the price of blood and not in vain, they are actually made a remarkable achievement. "
Gates said the Iraq war has ended, the United States has entered the final phase of the task in Iraq," base "organization trying to incite sectarian violence once again the efforts will not succeed. He expressed optimism about the future of Iraq, Iran has political parties will eventually form a coalition government.
Gates as the world in the U.S. military in Baghdad, "Victory Camp" to participate in Saddam's palace Biden chaired by Vice-President of the United States military mission in Iraq and the Supreme Commander of the conversion ceremony. Thus, a complete end to U.S. military combat missions, the task code from 7 years ago, when war broke out the "Operation Iraqi Freedom" officially into the "new dawn action", will also take over Aodiernuo Austin will become the new US-Iraq supreme commander of the military.
the United States since the Iraq war in 2003, more than 4,400 U.S. soldiers in the 7 years of the war dead and more than 30,000 wounded. Gengrang war chaos in Iraq, tens of thousands of civilian deaths.
