gave. past tense. meaning they already had what they wanted.iraq had no reason to negotiate. they already had the agreement they wanted.So if Obama was so skilled he could negotiate a stay behind agreement in Afghanistan, how come he couldn't do the same in Iraq?
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We give Iraq BILLIONS of dollars! I repeat...we give Iraq BILLIONS of dollars. If that doesn't provide a "reason" for them to negotiate with us then I don't know what would...
still, you might think that would make the difference, that they would be willing to negotiate. history proves you wrong.