9 quotes from Obama’s 2011 “Remarks on the End of the War in Iraq” that show his total lack of . . .

HotAir ^ | June 16, 2014 - 10:01 pm | Mary Katharine Ham

[Hoodat]

I had occasion to rewatch this speech today before I went on “The O’Reilly Factor.” Given Dec. 14, 2011 at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, its contents are gut-wrenching.

1. This one, in which Obama concedes that you’d take post-surge 2011 Iraq over pretty much any other major country in the Middle East post Arab Spring and Obama presidency:

“It’s harder to end a war than begin one. Indeed, everything that American troops have done in Iraq -– all the fighting and all the dying, the bleeding and the building, and the training and the partnering -– all of it has led to this moment of success. Now, Iraq is not a perfect place. It has many challenges ahead. But we’re leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq, with a representative government that was elected by its people. We’re building a new partnership between our nations.”

2. This one where Obama describes just how much we’ve lost.

“This is an extraordinary achievement, nearly nine years in the making.”

3. Then, he enumerated our victories, which our withdrawal swiftly turned into losses, one by one, starting with the insurgency.

“We remember the grind of the insurgency -– the roadside bombs, the sniper fire, the suicide attacks. From the ‘triangle of death’ to the fight for Ramadi; from Mosul in the north to Basra in the south -– your will proved stronger than the terror of those who tried to break it.”

4. The sectarian violence.

“We remember the specter of sectarian violence -– al Qaeda’s attacks on mosques and pilgrims, militias that carried out campaigns of intimidation and campaigns of assassination. And in the face of ancient divisions, you stood firm to help those Iraqis who put their faith in the future.”

[Hoodat]

The man has no conscience.

[Fido969]

He lied so he could get re-elected.

Candy Crowley helped him cover up his failures.

[stanne]

Ok so he lied. All respect to Mary Catherine Ham, we can imagine his administration might not last way past the election coming up if that long, who’s moving in? Why would the democrats give joe Biden any respect. They’re not going to put him in there

[yoe]

Michelle is cute? The truth is hard to find anywhere in his remarks...........

[the anti-mahdi]

Sociopaths never do. Narcissists never do. He is both.