According To President Obama The 'U.S. Is No Longer Engaged In A Major War'

RT: 'US not engaged in major war': Obama Memorial Day remark slammed

Barack Obama has made a speech, saying that this Memorial Day is the first in 14 years without major US war. Critics and social media users slammed him as hypocritical, saying the US remains involved in military conflicts and proxy wars.

“Today is the first Memorial Day in 14 years that the United States is not engaged in a major ground war,” Obama said on Memorial Day, a US holiday for remembering those who died while serving in the country's armed forces.

He added that this Memorial Day is the first “since our war in Afghanistan came to an end,” but admitted that about 10,000 US troops remain on a mission to train and assist Afghan forces, even though “Afghanistan remains a very dangerous place.”

WNU Editor: I guess that explains why the Islamic State is winning in Syria and Iraq, and why the Taliban are expanding their sphere of influence in Afghanistan .... the U.S. is no longer engaged in a major war. Oh yeah .... I forgot .... there are still thousands of US soldiers in both Afghanistan and Iraq .... but it is not a major war.

These were prepared remarks for the President  .... not an off-the-cuff comment .... a point to ponder on.