By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--August 15, 2014
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"What I just find interesting is the degree to which this issue keeps on coming up as if this was my decision. Under the previous administration, we turned over the country to a sovereign, democratically elected Iraqi government. In order for us to maintain troops in Iraq, we needed the invitation of the Iraqi government and we needed assurances that our personnel would be immune from prosecution if, for example, they were protecting themselves and ended up getting in a firefight with Iraqis, that they wouldn't be hauled before an Iraqi judicial system."
"What I just find interesting is the degree to which this issue keeps on coming up as if this was my decision. Under the previous administration, we turned over the country to a sovereign, democratically elected Iraqi government. In order for us to maintain troops in Iraq, we needed the invitation of the Iraqi government and we needed assurances that our personnel would be immune from prosecution if, for example, they were protecting themselves and ended up getting in a firefight with Iraqis, that they wouldn't be hauled before an Iraqi judicial system."
Good afternoon, everybody. As a candidate for President, I pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end -- for the sake of our national security and to strengthen American leadership around the world. After taking office, I announced a new strategy that would end our combat mission in Iraq and remove all of our troops by the end of 2011. As Commander-in-Chief, ensuring the success of this strategy has been one of my highest national security priorities. Last year, I announced the end to our combat mission in Iraq. And to date, we've removed more than 100,000 troops. Iraqis have taken full responsibility for their country's security.Suddenly, though, the braggadocio is gone. Now the White House is claiming that this wasn't Obama's doing at all. Let's let the amazing video editors from the Washington Free Beacon do their stuff: Yep. Obama is now blaming Bush for the very things which - just a few years ago - he was claiming as personal accomplishments. Barack Obama bragged endlessly about how he and his administration ended the Iraq war and now we learn that was, apparently, the previous administration's fault. I know it's not surprising that Obama is refusing to accept responsibility for the realities of his tenure and his own positions, but still. ....How many times can he blame "the previous administration" for his own actions? Oh. That many times. Got it.
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