John McCain: We Won Iraq, but Obama Lost it

‘I’m sorry about your confusion, but anybody who was there will tell you we had the conflict won’

McCain: We Won Iraq, Obama Lost It (Washington Free Beacon)

Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) blasted MSNBC’s Morning Joe panel for shifting the blame on new violence in Iraq and he called for the firing of President Obama’s entire national security team, calling them “a total failure.”

Asked by Mika Brzezinski what he thought the United States should be doing to stop the uprisings in Iraq, McCain bluntly answered, “I think there are no good options right now.” “The decision…made by the Obama Administration to not have a residual force in Iraq” left room for violence to break out, the Arizona Senator said. He added, “So all of those fears [of violence] we had, have come true. And it didn’t have to happen.”

Panelist Willie Geist said, “I think for a lot of Americans, Iraq had been put in the rearview mirror, only to come up this week and flare up in just an incredible way.” He asked McCain, “So, I wonder if you could articulate for people watching at home what you think is at stake for American interests here, what are we watching unfold this week?”

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