Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq

President Barack Obama made an unscheduled stop in Iraq on his way home from his eight-day tour of Europe. It's his first trip to Iraq as president. Here, Obama greets troops at Camp Victory in Iraq

Flying unannounced into a still-dangerous war zone, President Barack Obama told U.S. troops and Iraqi officials alike Tuesday it is time to phase out America's combat role in a conflict he opposed as a candidate and has vowed to end as commander in chief.

Iraqis "need to take responsibility for their own country," Obama told hundreds of cheering soldiers gathered in an ornate, marble palace near Saddam Hussein's former seat of power.