Obama Fires Back At GOPers Who Blame Him For Iraq War Failures

Mr. President … very well said. The GOPers are the mistaken ones!!

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In an interview published on Thursday, President Obama responded to Iraq War boosters who claim that their only regret about the invasion was that he eventually became president and didn’t see it through.

The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg asked Obama about former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s (R) strugglelast week to answer whether he would have invaded Iraq given what he knows now.

“I’m very clear on the lessons of Iraq. I think it was a mistake for us to go in in the first place, despite the incredible efforts that were made by our men and women in uniform,” Obama responded. “Despite that error, those sacrifices allowed the Iraqis to take back their country. That opportunity was squandered by Prime Minister Maliki and the unwillingness to reach out effectively to the Sunni and Kurdish populations.”

Obama then pivoted to the current situation in…

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