APF: President Barack Obama’s conservative critics on Friday blasted his announcement that all US troops will leave Iraq by year’s end, citing worries US archnemesis Iran will fill the vacuum.
Republican Senator John McCain, Obama’s rival for the White House in 2008, described the news as a “consequential failure” for Obama as well as Iraq’s leaders after talks broke down on leaving a small US force beyond December 31.
“This decision will be viewed as a strategic victory for our enemies in the Middle East, especially the Iranian regime, which has worked relentlessly to ensure a full withdrawal of US troops from Iraq,” he said.
The reality is Bush, Cheney and Republicans handed Iraq to Iran the second they decided to lie us into invasion and occupation. The only way to keep Iraq and the worlds second largest oil reserves from Iran would have been to stay forever. While we're sure the Republicans would have loved to keep transferring wealth from the American taxpayer to their crony war profiteers until the end of time, they've stolen enough of our future and it had to end. The only thing left to do is hold some people accountable for this great crime. If the justice system and the Democrats won't do it, we'll have to leave it to God and history.
P.S. Massive props to Obama for getting Bin Ladin. "I worked for a lot of these guys. And this is one of the most courageous calls – decisions — that I think I’ve ever seen a president make.” - Robert Gates.
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