The USA had no control over corruption. Afghanistan has been corrupt since the beginning of the war there. This is ridiculous. The USA left Iraq on December 15, 2011. Today is October 2, 2014 and the Islamic State didn't manifest in Syria until about year ago according to most sources. The Syrian Civil War was bearly started when our troops left Iraq and the Iraqi military was considered stable AS IT WAS EVER GOING TO BE.
October 2, 2014
By Jennifer Rubin
...We debated (click here) with al-Maliki even as we debated among ourselves, with time running out. The clock wound down in December, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter continued to argue our case, extending the deadline for the Iraqis to act, hoping that we might pull out a last-minute agreement and recognizing that once our forces left, it would be essentially impossible for them to turn around and return. To my frustration, the White House coordinated the negotiations but never really led them. Officials there seemed content to endorse an agreement if State and Defense could reach one, but without the President’s active advocacy, al-Maliki was allowed to slip away. The deal never materialized. To this day, I believe that a small U.S. troop presence in Iraq could have effectively advised the Iraqi military on how to deal with al-Qaeda’s resurgence and the sectarian violence that has engulfed the country....
The United States of America illegally invaded Iraq. The numbers of civilian deaths is enormous. Where does anyone get the idea the USA troops were welcome in Iraq? Oh, wait, I forgot, the USA can invade and occupy any dam country it wants to.
Panetta can go straight to hell. I am sure his GOSSIP war revelations will well for him.
Iraq is not stable and it will never be stable. Iraq wasn't stable when the USA was occupying the country. There were killings all the time in Iraq and it wasn't with USA or Iraqi troops, it was between each other. Forget it, there was no staying in Iraq and at the time we finally left, the American people were ready to carry out a civil war themselves for the cost of the two lousy wars.
Panetta needs a job. I hear that McDonalds will provide at least part time jobs to nearly anyone.
October 2, 2014By Jennifer Rubin
...We debated (click here) with al-Maliki even as we debated among ourselves, with time running out. The clock wound down in December, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter continued to argue our case, extending the deadline for the Iraqis to act, hoping that we might pull out a last-minute agreement and recognizing that once our forces left, it would be essentially impossible for them to turn around and return. To my frustration, the White House coordinated the negotiations but never really led them. Officials there seemed content to endorse an agreement if State and Defense could reach one, but without the President’s active advocacy, al-Maliki was allowed to slip away. The deal never materialized. To this day, I believe that a small U.S. troop presence in Iraq could have effectively advised the Iraqi military on how to deal with al-Qaeda’s resurgence and the sectarian violence that has engulfed the country....
The United States of America illegally invaded Iraq. The numbers of civilian deaths is enormous. Where does anyone get the idea the USA troops were welcome in Iraq? Oh, wait, I forgot, the USA can invade and occupy any dam country it wants to.
Panetta can go straight to hell. I am sure his GOSSIP war revelations will well for him.
Iraq is not stable and it will never be stable. Iraq wasn't stable when the USA was occupying the country. There were killings all the time in Iraq and it wasn't with USA or Iraqi troops, it was between each other. Forget it, there was no staying in Iraq and at the time we finally left, the American people were ready to carry out a civil war themselves for the cost of the two lousy wars.
Panetta needs a job. I hear that McDonalds will provide at least part time jobs to nearly anyone.
