The reality is, we didn't want to stay and the Iraqis didn't want us there.
That the Iraqis themselves fucked it up after we left certainly isn't Obama's fault. Maliki is the one who alienated the Sunnis so they all joined ISIS and cut off payments to Sunni leaders.
Really, do you have a link for this. Oh, wait, I do.Here are hard copies of Nidal Hasan's OER's, prepared by his commanding officers.
Maj. Nidal Hasan evaluation reports
Here's an article that summarizes them.
Ft. Hood shooter received glowing evaluations before attack
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's supervisors had also repeatedly recommended him for promotion, according to documents.
"He has a keen interest in Islamic culture and faith and has shown capacity to contribute to our psychological understanding of Islamic nationalism and how it may relate to events of national security and Army interest in the Middle East and Asia," supervisors wrote in an evaluation report July 1, 2009.
Among Hasan's "unique skills," the report listed "Islamic studies" and "traumatic stress spectrum psychiatric disorders," concluding that
"Maj. Hasan has great potential as an Army officer."
The other report, completed March 13, 2009, said Hasan had
"outstanding moral integrity" and that he had selected a "challenging topic" for his master's of public health project: "the impact of beliefs and culture on views regarding military service during the Global War on Terror."
Supervisors recommended Hasan for a position "that allows others to learn from his perspectives," noting his "unique insights into the dimensions of Islam" including "moral reasoning" were "of great potential interest and strategic importance to the U.S. Army."
So really, if Obama actually did take an interest in Hasan's career, he would have gone on the basis of these OER's, which show that the Army thought he was a wonderful officer.