[Go Gordon]

Panetta said he and others in the Obama administration pushed for a residual force of U.S. troops to remain in Iraq but their efforts were stymied by White House.

How can a building act? Why not come right out and say it was stymied by Obama?

[DooDahhhh]

And how was Obama supposed to know?? He had no experience coming into this job and not smart enough to learn. The puppet has no say in any of this.