Dan Senor: It Was Striking to Watch Obama Blame Maliki for Troop Withdrawal

Senor: ‘I Was Really Struck’ by Obama Passing the Buck to Maliki on Troop Withdrawal (Washington Free Beacon)

The Foreign Policy Institute’s Dan Senor addressed President Obama’s Iraqi policy Friday on Fox & Friends, saying he was “struck” by the president’s passing of the buck on the Status of Forces agreement.

With Iraq under siege from the terrorist group ISIL and criticism mounting for the administration, Obama said Thursday that he hadn’t made the decision to withdraw troops from Iraq, claiming that was a “decision made by the Iraqi government.” Obama proudly campaigned on bringing the troops home but chose to distance himself from the ultimate call to not leave behind residual forces at his press conference.