Updated: Dec. 15, 2011 at 10:44 AM

President Obama thanks troops(8 images)

President Barack Obama Wednesday thanked U.S. troops home from Iraq and said the nine-year struggle will produce a "sovereign, stable, self-reliant" Iraq.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to troops at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on December 14, 2011. UPI/Nell Redmond . | License Photo

U.S. President Barack Obama, with first lady Michelle Obama, speaks to troops returning from deployment in Iraq at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on December 14, 2011. UPI/Nell Redmond . | License Photo

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to troops regarding the end of the Iraqi War at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on December 14, 2011. UPI/Nell Redmond . | License Photo

U.S. President Barack Obama, with first lady Michelle Obama, speaks to troops returning from deployment in Iraq at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on December 14, 2011. UPI/Nell Redmond . | License Photo

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to troops returning from deployment in Iraq at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on December 14, 2011. UPI/Nell Redmond .

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama shake hands after speaking to troops at Fort Bragg, North Carolina regarding the end to the Iraqi War, on December 14, 2011. UPI/Nell Redmond . | License Photo

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