AdvertisementAfter 8 Years Of Unbroken War, Obama Hands Over Conflicts To TrumpJanuary 18, 2017David WelnafacebookEmailPresident Obama speaks to U.S. troops at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, in 2012. Obama removed the large U.S. ground combat forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, as promised. But as the leaves office, the U.S. is still waging war in those two countries, as well as Syria. (AP)