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Ron Johnson: “The historic blunder of not leaving a stabilizing force…”

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

Sen. Johnson on CNN's The Situation Room

Published January 4, 2016 | Video Starts at 01:33

But given the stakes involved, is that wise? Well, Wolf, the reason things have spun so out of control is again, The historic blunder of not leaving a stabilizing force behind in Iraq has destabilized the region. is destabilized. Listen, I don't think America can be the world's policeman, but when it's in our national interest, and I think a stable Middle east is in our national interest, we need to stabilize. (01:33–01:35)

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Asserts that the absence of a stabilizing force in Iraq has led to regional destabilization.

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