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NBC Minimizes Obama's Iraq Pullout As Contributing Factor to Islamist Advance
MRC ^ | 6/13/2014 | Matthew Balan

Posted on 06/16/2014 8:20:54 AM PDT by Cheerio

National Baraq Channel

On Friday's NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams strongly hinted that the recent Islamist blitzkrieg in Iraq was completely former President Bush's fault: "Make no mistake: what's happening in Iraq right now is a direct outgrowth of the U.S. decision to invade the country over a decade ago." However, he glossed over the Obama administration's failure to negotiate a continued U.S. presence and pulling out all American forces in late 2011 as a factor in the crisis.

Williams repeated his point to David Gregory: "How does the President sell any action at all to the component of the American people who feel...it's not our dance...even though...we broke it?" Gregory seconded his contention: "Right, that Pottery Barn rule: you broke it; you own it; you got to somehow fix it." Later, Stephanie Gosk did reference the troop pullout, but didn't mention President Obama by name: [MP3 audio available here; video below]

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: demagogicparty; iraq; memebuilding; obama; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills

1 posted on 06/16/2014 8:20:54 AM PDT by Cheerio
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To: Cheerio

Raise your hand if this surprises you.


2 posted on 06/16/2014 8:22:14 AM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Cheerio

NBC works for the DNC.


3 posted on 06/16/2014 8:28:18 AM PDT by Obadiah (None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.)
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To: Cheerio
Progressives can never take responsibility for their failures.

The main reason why ?

All they have are failures.

4 posted on 06/16/2014 8:35:27 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: Cheerio

Shame on NBC...


5 posted on 06/16/2014 8:40:54 AM PDT by GOPJ (#2 reply spot RESERVED for Tokyo Rose comments: "nothing works - give up - it's all hopeless".)
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To: Cheerio

Campaigner in chief, Obama, promised a 16 month pull out. It was all political to him.


6 posted on 06/16/2014 8:43:59 AM PDT by boycott
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