Washington (CNN) -- Declaring the U.S. goal is a successful Iraq, President Barack Obama on Monday promised economic, diplomatic and military help to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after the last American troops leave the Middle Eastern nation by the end of the year. The two leaders met at the White House and held a joint news conference to declare the eight-year war formally over now that U.S. troops are completing their withdrawal this month. They then proceeded to Arlington National Ceremony in Virginia for a solemn wreath-laying ceremony to pay respect to the war dead. Obama said the end of the Iraq war means a new chapter in U.S.-Iraq relations, with a focus now on a "normal relationship between sovereign nations."
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NEW: The United States intends to sell 18 more F-16 fighter jets to Iraq
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President Obama pledges U.S. support for Iraq following withdrawal of troops
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Iraqi prime minister: "The relationship will not end with the departure" of U.S. troops
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The United States is set to bring home all troops from Iraq by the end of the year
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