Posted on 06/13/2014 4:45:13 PM PDT by Nachum
In 2007, President George W. Bush warned that if America withdrew prematurely from Iraq, American troops would eventually have to return: To begin withdrawing before our commanders tell us we are ready
would mean surrendering the future of Iraq to al Qaeda. It would mean that wed be risking mass killings on a horrific scale. It would mean wed allow the terrorists to establish a safe haven in Iraq to replace the one they lost in Afghanistan. It would mean increasing the probability that American troops would have to return at some later date to confront an enemy that is
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“Regardless of having good reasons for going to war, we should not have gone into war without an exit strategy.”
Where do you come up with crap like this, MSNBC, DU, UC Berkely?
Why don’t you watch this in its entirety? It applies even now.
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/26593443#26593443
Whereas here is a review of Obama’s exit strategy and a not-so-prescient prediction its failure.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/huntley/8389338-452/obamas-iraq-exita-risky-strategy.html
Obama orchestrated the failure. Obama owns it.
What was our exit strategy for going to war against Libya? Where was the support (nationally or internationally)?
We provided air support (which we did not do for our own ambassador). We armed the terrorists on the ground. And Sec. of State Hillary Clinton took credit for the warcrime murder of a POW named Momar Gaddafi “WE came, WE saw, HE DIED!!!”
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