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| Obama: Pulling All U.S. Troops Out of Iraq Not 'My Decision' |
| 2014-08-11 |
When he was running for re-election in 2012, President Barack ObamaJedi mind meld... repeatedly took credit for ending the war in Iraq and bringing all U.S. troops home from that country. At the White House on Saturday, however, when talking about his decision to use military force against the al-Qaeda-related ISIS terrorist group in Iraq, Obama said removing all U.S. troops from Iraq was not "my decision." On the South Lawn of the White House today, after Obama explained why he had ordered the U.S. military to renew "What I just find interesting is the degree to which this issue keeps on coming up, as if this was my decision," Obama said, indicating he does not believe it was his decision as commander in chief of U.S. troops in a congressionally authorized action in Iraq to decide whether the troops should stay or leave. "So let's just be clear: The reason that we did not have a follow-on force in Iraq was because the Iraqis were--a majority of Iraqis did not want U.S. troops there, and politically they could not pass the kind of laws that would be required to protect our troops in Iraq," said Obama. On Dec. 14, 2011, President B.O. and First Lady Michelle Obama delivered speeches at Fort Bragg, North Carolina that the White House posted under the headline: "Remarks by the President and First Lady on the End of the War in Iraq." "Now, Iraq is not a perfect place, Obama said. "It has many challenges ahead. But we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq, with a representative government that was elected by its people. We're building a new partnership between our nations. And we are ending a war not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home. "This is an extraordinary achievement, nearly nine years in the making," said Obama. At the end of his speech, Obama said: "You helped forge a just and lasting peace with Iraq." On the campaign trail eleven months later, just before the 2012 election, Obama repeated in Cincinnati on Nov. 4 what he had said earlier that day in Hollywood, Fla. "But you know I say what I mean and I mean what I say," said Obama. "I said I'd end the war in Iraq. I ended the war in Iraq." He repeated the same words the next day in Madison, Wisconsin, and Columbus, Ohio. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #9 Liar. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-08-11 14:55 |
| #8 I use "we" in the broadest sense of course. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-08-11 14:48 |
| #7 Most powerful man in the world and yet nothing is ever his fault. We elected a teenager. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-08-11 14:47 |
| #6 Guys - take it easy on the Chosen One. He is only following orders from his superiors. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-08-11 12:34 |
| #5 Emperor Zero: Playing golf all the f**king time "Not my decision" |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-08-11 09:40 |
| #4 He's the Messiah. And the American people can get a thrill up their leg. Who elected him? The American People. Do they want to take responsibility? You get what you deserve, chumps. |
| Posted by: Big Thromoth3646 2014-08-11 08:57 |
| #3 Oh, come on guys! Give the POTUS a break! The Iraqis failed to see the wisdom of his initial position - "Can we have a status of forces agreement? No? O.K., bye!" So he wisely chose to end negotiations with the result he wanted anyway. How can you fault him for that, when he can blame someone else? Izzat convoluted sarcasm, or what? It may not have been his decision, but it certainly achieved his goal, and he was more than happy to take credit for 'achieving' his goal. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2014-08-11 07:38 |
| #2 "What I just find interesting is the degree to which this issue keeps on coming up, as if this was my decision," Yes, hundreds or possibly thousands of brutally murdered civilians is an issue that can..... "come up." What have those fellows living in the former Green Zone and working in the largest U.S. Embassy in the world been doing? All of these very unhappy events just snuck up on POTUS did they? Epic fail, as usual. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-08-11 03:17 |
| #1 Yeah, come on, guys. It's not like he was President. Or Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces or something. Just let him eat his waffle. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-08-11 00:46 |