velvtacheeze
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Right before he abandoned the place in a slapdash and ham handed way.
So why did the Democrats promise they would defund the war and stop it? Were they lying??
Once the Dems had the power to, they began the withdrawal from Iraq, which was slow, deliberate and relatively peaceful. It was not abandoned, since the Iraqis wanted us out. If they wanted us to stay, then you could say abandoned.
Really, you right wingers need to admit that the Iraq War was a mistake, that the American people mostly believe it was boneheaded, and that the GOP has lost two Presidential elections in a row mostly because of that mistake.
I'm trying to help you here, okay? Admit the Iraq War was a mistake.
Wow, it isn't like ancient history. I assume you were alive then.
The truth is that Bush set a framework and timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. A few things were left to later negotiation, like troops staying.
Obama followed that framework and that timetable exactly. He managed to screw up negotiatiing a continuing presence, and we see the results of that.
The war was not a mistake. The war was necessary. Besides, it had the support of a majority of Democrats.
Bush set the timetable for withdrawal, but it was forced on him , against his will. His heart wasn't in it. He and most of the GOP wanted permanent occupation. Obama won and kept pretty much to the timetable. The GOP went into pure hissyfit mode once they realized their plan for decades of occupation was being snuffed out by the Dems.
The Iraq War was a disaster and a mistake. We'd be better off not having fought it, and most Iraqis agree.