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Ron Johnson: “I happen to believe [it] is [a] historic blunder, strategic…”

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

Senator Johnson at Foreign Relations Committee

Published November 19, 2014 | Video Starts at 04:18

… as I said earlier, we're continuing to look actively every day at other forms of assistance, including defensive lethal assistance. We got that. Okay, let's shift to ISIS in Iraq. I happen to believe [it] is [a] historic blunder, strategic blunder, not leaving a stabilizing force behind in Iraq. to be the glue to hold that coalition together. What was your reaction In January of 2013 when you heard President Obama basically imply that ISIS was. Was a JV team? (04:18–04:25)

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Asserts that not leaving a stabilizing force in Iraq was a strategic mistake.

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