White house lied for years about the state of Iraq

[Darth Executor]

http://hotair.com/archives/2014/09/1...e-iraq-was-in/



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“We used to restrain Maliki all the time,” Lieutenant General Michael Barbero, the deputy commander in Iraq until January, 2011, told me. “If Maliki was getting ready to send tanks to confront the Kurds, we would tell him and his officials, ‘We will physically block you from moving if you try to do that.’ ” Barbero was angry at the White House for not pushing harder for [a Status of Forces] agreement. “You just had this policy vacuum and this apathy,” he said. “Now we have no leverage in Iraq. Without any troops there, we’re just another group of guys.” There is no longer anyone who can serve as a referee, he said, adding, “Everything that has happened there was not just predictable—we predicted it.”

What a clown show.

[One Bad Pig]

I'm not even the slightest bit surprised about the actions of the White House.

I'm mildly surprised that someone from the NYT is busting Saint Obama's White House for something.

[mossrose]

Does this crown make my ears look big?

[CMD]

This is all Bush's fault.

[Cerebrum123]

Does this crown make my ears look big?

Of course not! They are big.

[Epoetker]

I'm not even the slightest bit surprised about the actions of the White House.

I'm mildly surprised that someone from the NYT is busting Saint Obama's White House for something.

A black mark on your resume from the Obama administration is as good as a gold star at this point.

[seer]

Did anybody see the snap shot from the speech last night?

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[Manwë Súlimo]

A neat juxtaposition: