Sandy Clark, CGCS said: Bush can be blamed for getting us in Iraq and that it fair game but Obama has to shoulder all the blame on how we exit. Because of the inexperience and fantasy land outlook on foreign affairs, his administration completely bungled the exit. Again, lots of blame for everyone in Washington but none should be forgiven. We have to have better leaders somewhere in our country! We seem to be making a mess out of everything and if you question decisions, you are either a racist a homophobe or a global warming denier idiot.
From what I understand the Agreement that we were to leave was signed in 2008 before President Obama even won the election? Or it was at least before he took office.
I thought President Obama tried to extend it, but Maliki wanted the US out, at that time. In that regard, if that is what he wanted, I say screw them.
I honestly don't know what else President Obama could have done? There of course are a lot of arm chair quarterbacks who seem to be taking political advantage of the situation which in my opinion is a disgrace and disservice to those that fought and died there.
As Gus said, President Obama has had his share of missteps, such as in Egypt, but Iraq, he was handed a mess that it seems no one wanted him to fix, and just wanted us out.
Mel