U.S. Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham
McCain And Graham Slam Obama For Iraq Violence -- CNN
Washington (CNN) - As the Iraqi army and al Qaeda-linked militants battle for control of the city of Falluja, Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham are slamming the Obama administration for its Iraq policy.
More than two years after the administration failed to reach a status of forces agreement with Iraq and withdrew all American combat troops from the country, the two senior Republican senators are blaming President Barack Obama for the violence erupting there this week.
"While many Iraqis are responsible for this strategic disaster, the administration cannot escape its share of the blame. When President Obama withdrew all U.S. forces from Iraq in 2011, over the objections of our military leaders and commanders on the ground, many of us predicted that the vacuum would be filled by America's enemies and would emerge as a threat to U.S. national security interests. Sadly, that reality is now clearer than ever," said McCain, of Arizona, and Graham, of South Carolina, in a statement.
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Update: McCain, Graham blast Obama for Al Qaeda-related takeover of Fallujah, call situation 'predictable' -- FOX News
My Comment: Most Americans are more concerned on what will be the impact of Obamacare on their healthcare than on what is happening in Iraq. Bottom line .... President Obama is on the side of the people on this one .... no one in the U.S. wants to return to the quagmire that is known as Iraq. But on the flip side .... US Senators McCain and Graham are probably right .... the rise of extremism in the Middle East is a long term strategic threat to the West, and these forces are clearly on the ascendency. A policy and strategy needs to be developed .... but for the moment there is zero public support for a return to a U.S. policy of re-engagement with places like Iraq.
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George W. Bush signed the retreat from Iraq BEFORE Obama took the Oval Office.
CUT THIS CRAP, GOP!
Maybe old goats like McCain and Graham have Alzheimer's, Senility and Dementia, but some of us do have longer memory than a gold fish.
Al-Qaeda is funded by Sunnis and Israelis. The arms and money is well tracked, and we know it.
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