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Ron Johnson: “Not leaving a stabilizing force behind in Iraq, which would…”

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

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Sen. Johnson on CNBC's Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 04:06

Well, they're one of those groups, which is one of the reasons Syria is such a mess. I mean, who do you side with? And again, I'll go back to the historic blunder of Not leaving a stabilizing force behind in Iraq, which would have helped stabilize that region. But again, that Humpty Dumpty, you know, he fell at the wall. It's all broken. I don't know how you put that back together. (04:06–04:11)

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Asserts that not leaving a stabilizing force in Iraq was a mistake that destabilized the region.

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