Another thing worth pointing out is that the people who are perpetuating war in Iraq at the moment are not members of the US military, they are terrorists and infiltrators who come from Iraq and neighboring countries. "War" exists (if at all) because of their actions, not ours; if they would stop, the "war" would be over. So if Obama thinks it is a "dumb war", he should direct that comment towards the people who are actually waging war at the moment. That ain't us.
Enemies in Iran and North Korea, along with terrorist groups bent on doing the United States harm, are getting stronger while the U.S. is bogged down in Iraq, he said.
Crocodile tears. So he thinks Iran and North Korea are "getting stronger"? What does he want us to do about it then? Anything? Nope. (Other than signing pieces of paper, presumably.) Would he approve use of the military against those two nations? Of course not. Thus, whining about our military being "bogged down" is disingenuous. It's not like he wants them to be doing something else (other than coming home).
You have it right.
When having this tiresome discussion with my liberal family and friends, I always say the same thing; "if the terrorists would simply lay down there arms, it all would be over."
They never have a response to that.