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He visited the troops before addressing the nation from the Oval Office later in the day about combat troop withdrawals from Iraq. [Jason Reed Reuters] Obama spoke to the nation from the Oval Office on Tuesday, reminding Americans that he was sitting at the same desk from which George W. Bush had announced the invasion of Iraq and what became one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in recent American history. Related readings: Obama: US combat in Iraq over Obama to address US on Iraq transition Obama toannounce end in Iraq No Iraq victory lap as US combat mission ends Obama says Iraq war is ending US says number of troops in Iraq below 50,000 In announcing the end of the US combat mission, Obama was unable to declare a victory in Iraq even as he recalled his opposition to the war from the outset. But he lavished praise on American forces for doing their utmost. Chinese experts noted that there was no celebration for the pullout because the worlds only superpower did not win the war. Niu Xinchun, a professor of American studies at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, told China Daily that it was quite rare for the US not to announce victory at the end of a war. This time, the US troops left the battlefield in Iraq with no glory, he said, adding the situation in Iraq is still complicated and full of uncertainties. The US may send its soldiers back if the situation gets out of control, he said. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew to Iraq to be with American forces for the momentous event, but declined, when asked, to assess the war as having been worth the heavy cost. That judgment really requires a historians perspective, said Gates, who also served Bush as defense secretary. The problem with this war, I think, for many Americans, is that the premise on which we justified going to war turned out not to be valid, Gates added. Even if the outcome is a good one from the standpoint of the US, itll always be clouded by how it began. He was speaking of Bushs decision to begin thhe fight on flawed intelligence that Saddam Hussein had stockpiled weapons of mass destruction. Robin Yount Jersey. In a telling sign of the domestic troubles weighing on the US and his own presidency, Obama turned much of the emphasis in the major war address to the dire rate of US joblessness. He said the Iraq War had stripped America of money needed for its own prosperity, and he called for an economic commitment at home to rival the grit and purpose of a military campaign. Tao Wenzhao, a researcher at the Institute of American Studies affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the withdrawal would save colossal expenditure and that money could be used to boost the US economy. This, in turn, would shore up declining support for Obama in the US, he said. The Obama speech, lasting slightly less than 20 minutes, was only his second address from the Oval Office. Obama looked directly into the TV camera, hands clasped in front of him on his desk, family photos and the US and presidential flags behind him. His tone was somber. Even as he sought to put the Iraq War behind the nation, Obama has escalated the conflict in Afghanistan. He pledged anew that the US would keep up the fight in that war, the longest since Vietnam. The war in Afghanistan is totally different from that in Iraq. The war in Afghanistan is defined by the US as one against terrorism, which is at the core of security for the US, Tao said. Obama is keeping up to 50,000 troops in Iraq for support and counterterrorism training, and the last forces are not due to leave until the end of 2011 at the latest. The toll so far includes more than 4,400 US troops dead, tens of thousands more Americans wounded and hundreds of billions of dollars spent. The Iraqi death toll is disputed but most experts agree that it runs into hundreds of thousands. Today, Iraq is in political turmoil, its leaders unable to form a new government long after March elections that left no clear winner. The uncertainty has created an opening for insurgents to pound Iraqi security forces, hardly the conditions the US envisioned for this transition deadline, which Obama announced 18 months ago. Obama pressed Iraqs leaders, saying it was time to show some urgency and be accountable. On lessons learnt from Iraq, Obama said: American influence around the world is not a function of military force alone. Wang Haishan and Lu Jiafei contributed to this story. 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