I think we've got to have some understanding of the limits of American power there and focus on this humanitarian relief effort. That's the most important thing. Right? All right, Senator Johnson, you've got the final word. Well, bottom line is The historic blunder [of] this administration was not leaving a stabilizing force behind in Iraq. I think. I do not believe Syria would have spun out of control. Certainly ISIS rose from the defeated ashes of what was Al Qaeda in Iraq again, because President Obama did not take the historic opportunity to leave the stabilizing force behind. (09:56–10:00)
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Asserts that not leaving a stabilizing force in Iraq was a historic blunder by the Obama administration.
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