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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
Obama inherited a stable Iraq. It's a fact. He chose not to get a SOF agreement, so he pulled everyone out (against the advice of many), and that was a disaster. I don't know anyone who disagrees that Obama's handling of the Middle East, and Iraq in particular, has been a disaster (other than Spence, naturally).
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He inherited the illusion of a stable Iraq, an illusion set by the de-bathification strategy set by Bush.
I think the hard part is that Obama for good or bad has really inherited several global mega-trends that are nearly impossible to control. We can influence and shape but they have to play out on their own.