The Iraq War's 'bittersweet' end: 4 lingering questions

The last U.S. troops drove out of Iraq on Sunday, effectively ending the war. But the battle over the controversial conflict's legacy is only beginning

American soldiers in Kuwait after leaving Iraq: The last U.S. troops exited Iraq over the weekend, effectively ending the war that George W. Bush started in 2003.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

"That's it, the war is over," a jubilant U.S. soldier told NBC News' Richard Engel as the last U.S. troops quietly crossed the Iraq border into Kuwait on Sunday. The last 500 soldiers whooped and cheered when they exited Iraq, but with 4,483 U.S. troops killed in the nearly nine-year war, the end is "bittersweet" for many of those who fought in it. And the U.S. is leaving behind more than vehicles, equipment, and a massive embassy with some 16,000 State Department personnel and military contractors. We're also leaving several unanswered questions. Here are four of the biggest:

1. Did we win?

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