Soldiers wave to colleagues as a section of the last American military convoy to depart Iraq from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division arrives after crossing over the border into Kuwait on December 18, 2011 in Camp Virginia, Kuwait. Around 500 troops from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division ended their presence on Camp Adder, the last remaining American base, and departed in the final American military convoy out of Iraq, arriving into Kuwait in the early morning hours of December 18, 2011. All U.S. troops were scheduled to have departed Iraq by December 31st, 2011. At least 4,485 U.S. military personnel died in service in Iraq. According to the Iraq Body Count, more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians have died from war-related violence. (Getty Images/Mario Tama)
America and the Middle East: What Lies Ahead
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American foreign policy in the Middle East is at a crossroads as the region undergoes tremendous changes, from the Arab Spring to the end of the Iraq War. Midday presents "America and the Middle East: What Lies Ahead," a new America Abroad documentary looking at how events and actions in the past ended up setting current policies.
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