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WASHINGTON, D. C. -- At a speech to Marines at Camp Lejune in North Carolina, President Barack Obama said he plans to withdraw most U. S. troops from Iraq by the end of August 2010.

Approximately 40,000 troops would remain in Iraq, however, but would be gradually withdrawn by December 31, 2011, a deadline set under an agreement between the Bush administration and the Iraqi government last year.

"Let me say this as plainly as I can: By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end," Obama said to cheering Marines. "By any measure, this has already been a long war, and it is time to bring our troops home with the honor they have earned."

This news report shows a President's role as?

A) party leader.
B) Chief Executive.
C) economic leader.
D) Commander in Chief.

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.