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Iraq refused to sign a status of forces agreement making U.S. soldiers chargeable for war crimes. I believe that under U.S. law forces must operate under a status of forces agreement if they aren't acting under a declaration of war. Leading up to the failure to renegotiate a status of forces agreement every commentator I heard said that if they Iraqis wouldn't sign then the U.S. would be forced to leave the country. I don't think Obama had that near as much to do with it as Iraqi politics did. You don't hear anyone really admitting that we got kicked out of Iraq aside from deep military wonks but that is pretty much what happened.