My fellow Americans, Tonight, I come before you with a heavy heart, as a leader who bears the responsibility for the decisions made under my watch as President of the United States. This is not an easy speech to deliver, but it is necessary—for history, for the country I love, and for the countless lives affected by our actions. The war in Iraq, launched two decades ago, has left a deep and lasting scar on our nation and on the world. I must acknowledge the truth: the invasion of Iraq was a...