President Obama, in front of a room full of reporters during a news conference at the G7 summit in Germany, admitted the United States “does not have a complete plan to train and equip Iraqi forces to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), saying Baghdad needs to show a greater commitment to building a fighting force.” The Hill,
Obama’s comments are a surprising admission nine months into the U.S.-led coalition’s campaign against the terror group…
The president said the Pentagon is working on a plan to speed up the flow of weapons and training for Iraqi forces to keep pace with ISIS fighters, who have made recent gains, including taking the key city of Ramadi…
Obama said the Pentagon has yet to submit a “finalized” plan “because it requires commitments on the part of the Iraqis as well about how recruitment takes place, how that training takes place.”
“The details of that are not yet worked out.”
Please remind us — who pushed hard for the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, and who warned about the dangers of toppling a secular dictatorship which borders both Iran and Saudi Arabia?
Yes, President Obama has another mess to fix, courtesy of his immediate predecessor. Why should anyone care about Republican criticism of a situation the last Republican administration worked overtime to create?
You idiot, this go’s back just a little bit further than life as you know it. Time to bone up on world history, like a few hundred centuries worth. Hamster Brain, Holy Hell……..
… just a little bit further than life as you know it.
ISIS came into existence only after the failed Cheney-Bush administration ignored all warnings and destroyed the stable government in Iraq, creating a lawless state smack in the middle of a region rife with jihadis.
… history, like a few hundred centuries worth …
So, you believe recorded history extends back “a few hundred centuries”?
Bell is ringing, better get to ur 8th grade history class.