Thread: Camp Victory handed over to Iraqis

After nine years of war the United States has handed over Camp Victory, one of Hussein's former palaces, to the Iraqi government. Iraq is now quite capable of maintaining its security using its US trained forces.

Finally, we're leaving.

The U.S. military says it has handed over Camp Victory, a sprawling base at the edge of Baghdad that used to be the headquarters for the U.S. military, to the Iraqi government.

The handover of the sprawling complex of grandiose former palaces of Saddam Hussein, encircled by 27 miles of blast walls, comes as American troops prepare to pull out by the end of the month after nearly nine years.

"The Victory Base Complex was officially signed over to the receivership of the Iraqi government this morning [Friday]. The base is no longer under U.S. control and is now under the full authority of the government of Iraq," Col. Barry Johnson, a spokesman for the U.S. forces in Iraq, was quoted as saying by AFP.



Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/12/02...#ixzz1fN31ftqB

A camp victory - Very showy but actually quite limp-wristed.

Did Bush announce it on his Blowhorn?