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Old 11-24-2015, 04:06 PM   #2
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This is my favorite part…

"Given how unpopular America’s military presence was among ordinary Iraqis, that may well be true. But we can’t fully know…"

i.e. I googled and googled and couldn't find anything so let's just assume because it fits the story.

The big failure of this piece is ignoring how much US policy had already been cast once Obama took office. I don't doubt that we could have done more to push for Sunni inclusion, but that all comes at a cost that the writer willfully ignores.
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