BlindBoo
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President Obama's astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in Iraq has unnecessarily put at risk the victories that were won through the blood and sacrifice of thousands of American men and women," he said. "The unavoidable question is whether this decision is the result of a naked political calculation or simply sheer ineptitude in negotiations with the Iraqi government. The American people deserve to hear the recommendations that were made by our military commanders in Iraq."
A deal to withdraw all troops from Iraq by the end of 2011 was negotiated in 2008, under the administration of former President George W. Bush. Over the past few months, Obama administration Iraqi officials reportedly worked on a deal to leave a few thousand military trainers in the country past the end of the year, but they could not come to an agreement because the Iraqis refused to grant U.S. troops immunity from prosecution in Iraqi courts.
The Obama reelection campaign responded to Romney's statement by saying Mr. Obama "kept his pledge to the nation to end the war in Iraq in a responsible way," and also by criticizing Romney.
"Mitt Romney didn't lay out a plan to end the war in Iraq in his foreign policy agenda - he barely even mentioned Iraq - but he is apparently willing to leave American troops there without identifying a new mission," said Obama for American Press Secretary Ben LaBolt. "Mitt Romney's foreign policy experience is limited to his work as a finance executive shipping American jobs overseas."
Romney, Perry hammer Obama over Iraq pullout - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
Romeny is an idiot, but the issue was not as you said it was as usual. no-one has denied the 2008 agreement
you tried to ignore and got caught
By the way, you accused me of calling you a name, you should at least tell me what it was
I think you must have reading comprehension issues.
No I think you have issues with the truth
1) You tried to credit Obama for ending the war, you got called out on it
2) Then you claimed the GOP over the weekend "blamed" Obama for ending the war, using Jon Stewart as your source
There concern is stated above and is warranted. Obama decided it was not. I hope he was right
"Most of the detractors are claiming it is a loss because it is President Obama who is ordering them to pull out."
Is not trying to credit President Obama with ending the war.
Fact of the matter is it was the Iraqis who ended it. But then again that was their first order of business way back when.