Obama Speech Tonight

American president,  Barack Obama discussed about Iraq, Afghanistan wars and nation’s economic state.

Starting with his effort to describe the combat mission in Iraq that came to an end as a victory without giving much credit to President George W. Bush who took a lot of heat for it while he was in office. And the one thing Obama really didn’t want to do was remind Americans that he was one of the senators criticizing Bush.

The war in Iraq was a tremendous waste of lives and dollars, and the money should have been spent here at home, but we fought it honorably, for the most part and we should be pleased that the Iraqis may manage to build themselves a stable society.

The president also talked about the soldiers who are returning home after several tours of duty in Iraq, as well as those who didn’t make it.

“They stared into the darkest of human creations –war –and helped the Iraqi people seek the light of peace,” Obama said.

“We have met our responsibility,” Obama said. “Now it is time to turn the page.”

ow, Iraq is in political turmoil, its leaders unable to form a new government long after March elections that left no clear winner. The uncertainty has left an opening for insurgents to pound Iraqi security forces, hardly the conditions the U.S. envisioned for this transition deadline, which Obama announced 18 months ago.

Obama pressed Iraq’s leaders anew, saying it was time to show urgency and be accountable.

Obama sought both to assure his own nation that the war was finally winding down and yet also promise Iraq and those watching across the Middle East that the U.S. was not simply walking away.

“Our combat mission is ending,” he said, “but our commitment to Iraq’s future is not.”