Karl to Carney: How Can Obama Still Claim Iraq as a Signature Achievement?

Jonathan KARL The president ░░░░░░░░ senior officials in this ░░░░░░░░ House have repeatedly over ░░░░░░░░ years and as recently ░░░░░░░░ Tuesday described as the ░░░░░░░░ s top foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ ending the war in ░░░░░░░░ and decimating and destroying ░░░░░░░░ al Qaeda Given what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing now in ░░░░░░░░ can you still claim ░░░░░░░░ as two of your ░░░░░░░░ achievements Jay CARNEY There ░░░░░░░░ no question that the ░░░░░░░░ pledged to end the ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq and he ░░░░░░░░ And that was KARL ░░░░░░░░ s no war in ░░░░░░░░ right now CARNEY U ░░░░░░░░ combat mission in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ U S combat CARNEY ░░░░░░░░ is also the case ░░░░░░░░ what the president made ░░░░░░░░ as we wound down ░░░░░░░░ war in Iraq is ░░░░░░░░ we need to be ░░░░░░░░ good partner to the ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq and provide ░░░░░░░░ assistance that we can ░░░░░░░░ their request to help ░░░░░░░░ meet their security challenges ░░░░░░░░ we have done that ░░░░░░░░ Iraq s future has ░░░░░░░░ be decided through reconciliation ░░░░░░░░ the political factions within ░░░░░░░░ and a unified approach ░░░░░░░░ dealing with the challenge ░░░░░░░░ by a group like ░░░░░░░░ ISIL KARL And decimating ░░░░░░░░ destroying core al Qaeda ░░░░░░░░ an al Qaeda linked ░░░░░░░░ is now in charge ░░░░░░░░ control of major cities ░░░░░░░░ the in the heart ░░░░░░░░ Iraq CARNEY Well within ░░░░░░░░ within your question you ░░░░░░░░ made the appropriate distinction ░░░░░░░░ is core al Qaeda ░░░░░░░░ in Afghanistan and Pakistan ░░░░░░░░ unquestionably been severely compromised ░░░░░░░░ decimated I don t ░░░░░░░░ anybody would disagree with ░░░░░░░░