Wikipedia. "It ended on August 19, 2010"

[underpants]

The Iraq War (also known as the Occupation of Iraq,<40> the Second Gulf War,<41> Operation Iraqi Freedom,<42> and Operation New Dawn) was a<43> military campaign that began on March 20, 2003,<44><45> with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force led by troops from the United States and the United Kingdom.<46> It ended on August 19, 2010<47> with approximately 50,000 U.S. troops remaining as training troops.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Who wrote that?

New Dawn is JUST starting.

[depakid]

2. The war ended because the TV and Wiki told me so!

:crazy:

[madrchsod]

3. 50,000 troops to train shia or sunni militias?

[Luminous Animal]

4. How many mercenaries are there? A year ago there were 130,000-150,000.

Will are media ask or report?

[Duer 157099]

5. Looks like it's a Washington Post story tomorrow (the 19th)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/18/AR2010081805644.html

[KingFlorez]

6. Yes, that is wonderful to read

[Arctic Dave]

7. 7 years later and we still need to "train" troops?

So we are going to have 50,000 troops plus mercs just standing around pointing fingers at Iraqis giving orders?

[Stardust]

8. I was under the impression that the 50k included the mercs. nt

[Stardust]

9. I was under the impression that the 50k included the mercs. nt