# Trump calls US military exit from Iraq a ‘victory’ for both countries

https://mins.news/en/video/81009

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 21:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u6DGGs2X6c

> President Donald Trump described the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Iraq as a “victory” for both countries on Wednesday. The departure ends a 12-year mission against the Islamic State group and what Trump called “a very expensive excursion into Hell.”

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