Because Obama told him to rule out U.S. ground troops.
It is not official until SecState Wind bag makes it perfectly clear.
“Iraq’s new prime minister ruled out stationing U.S. ground troops in his country.”
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Because Obama told him to rule out U.S. ground troops.
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Hopefully, he’s smart enough to realize that neither Iraq nor the anti-Assad Syrians can rely on the continued support of American leftists and that his country, using its oil revenue, rebuild its own forces and take control of its own destiny.