Allen West: Netanyahu Warned of Potential Disintegration of Iraq in 2011

PIRRO Colonel I understand ░░░░░░░░ emotion here strong words ░░░░░░░░ Senators Given the chaos ░░░░░░░░ today 2500 American lives ░░░░░░░░ billions of dollars spent ░░░░░░░░ have to wonder Was ░░░░░░░░ better off with Saddam ░░░░░░░░ given at some point ░░░░░░░░ worked with us in ░░░░░░░░ after Iran WEST Well ░░░░░░░░ evening Jeanine I don ░░░░░░░░ think Iraq was better ░░░░░░░░ with Saddam Hussein I ░░░░░░░░ there stationed in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ 2003 and I do ░░░░░░░░ think the Iraqi people ░░░░░░░░ to live under his ░░░░░░░░ or the tyranny of ░░░░░░░░ sons But back in ░░░░░░░░ August of 2011 I ░░░░░░░░ on a congressional delegation ░░░░░░░░ to Israel And sitting ░░░░░░░░ a table with Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ said Do not zero ░░░░░░░░ your forces in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ if you do you ░░░░░░░░ create an incredible vacuum ░░░░░░░░ you do not know ░░░░░░░░ will fill that vacuum ░░░░░░░░ we do know what ░░░░░░░░ fill that vacuum President ░░░░░░░░ made a political decision ░░░░░░░░ campaign promise decision not ░░░░░░░░ strategic vision in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ all our military forces ░░░░░░░░ the request of General ░░░░░░░░ who at the time ░░░░░░░░ the general commander for ░░░░░░░░ forces on the ground ░░░░░░░░ 15 000 troops With ░░░░░░░░ 15 000 troops you ░░░░░░░░ ve put him out ░░░░░░░░ the shoulders on the ░░░░░░░░ of Iraq and Syria ░░░░░░░░ up north with the ░░░░░░░░ forces that are protecting ░░░░░░░░ Syrians and Chaldeans and ░░░░░░░░ also put them on ░░░░░░░░ borders with Iran But ░░░░░░░░ we do not have ░░░░░░░░ options in Iraq because ░░░░░░░░ forces on now less ░░░░░░░░ a hundred miles away ░░░░░░░░ the thing is if ░░░░░░░░ re going to use ░░░░░░░░ sort of air power ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ be on the ground ░░░░░░░░ direct those militias against ░░░░░░░░ enemy forces.”