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Ron Johnson: “Had we left a stabilizing force behind in Iraq...that trust…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Fourth and State: Sen. Ron Johnson on foreign policy

Published | Video Starts at 01:55

Well, I mean, the real blame rests with the evil barbarians that are members of isis. But had we done after the. When President Obama came into office, Had we left a stabilizing force behind in Iraq...that trust was immediately dissolved. basically the glue that held that coalition government together. The Shia government needed our troops to protect themselves from people they didn't trust, the Sunnis. (01:55–02:18)

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Asserts that the absence of a stabilizing force in Iraq led to the dissolution of trust between Sunnis and Shia.

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