Obama Administration Finally Admits They Made a YUGE Mistake Leaving Iraq
When Obama announced that the U.S. was pulling out of Iraq and gave the date and time of departure, most foreign policy experts horrified, pointing out that we would be leaving a vacuum which would surely be filled by radical terror groups.
That is precisely what happened.
ISIS stepped up and took over, occupying a string of once-liberated Iraqi cities that we’re now battling to regain control over.
Now that the Middle East is on fire and in complete chaos, the Obama Administration is finally admitting the mistake, and saying we must keep troops in Iraq.
From Fox News:
The American military, along with its international partners, will need to remain in Iraq even after the expected defeat of the Islamic State group, outgoing Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday.
Carter said the U.S. and its coalition partners must not stop after completing the current campaign to expel ISIS from Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul. He said the militants are on a path to lasting defeat.
“But there will still be much more to do after that to make sure that, once defeated, ISIL stays defeated,” he said, using an alternative acronym for ISIS. “We’ll need to continue to counter foreign fighters trying to escape and ISIL’s attempts to relocate or reinvent itself. To do so, not only the United States but our coalition must endure and remain engaged militarily.
In Iraq in particular, it will be necessary for the coalition to provide sustained assistance and carry on our work to train, equip, and support local police, border guards, and other forces to hold areas cleared from ISIL,” said Carter. Carter did not say how long this continued U.S. military presence might be necessary or how many troops would be required. At any rate, those decisions are likely to fall to the Trump administration after it takes office in January.”
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