The Left's Iraq Problem

Who are we to believe?  Before the Obama administration pulled all the troops out of Iraq against the recommendations of his military commanders Vice President Joe Biden proclaimed Iraq one of the administration's biggest successes.  In answering a question on the O'Reilly Factor about Obama and Putin Liberal commentator Kirsten Powers referred to Iraq as the biggest blunder in U.S. history.  Did she know about Biden's remarks?  Does she think he is wrong on every foreign policy question of the past twenty years as many others do?  Does she acknowledge that Iraq was relatively stable in 2008-2011 until out troops were gone?  Does she think WWII was an even bigger blunder?  Many millions killed and turned two enemies into allies.  Only turned Iraq into allie before abandoning it to Iran, al-Qaeda etc.

Following From Behind

President Obama's foreign policy has been a muddled mess from the day he gave his hollow Cairo speech.  it continued throughout his first term with the failed reset of relations with Russia, the sort of intervention in Libya and capped with the complete pull out from Iraq.  His second term promises to be just as bad with phony deals with Syria and Iran, a supposed pull out from Afghanistan and rumblings from China.  None of this adds up to leading, not even from behind, this is following the path of least resistance that leads nowhere good.

OIF: Sources?

Starting to read "Tell Me How This Ends" about the the surge in Iraq 2007-2008. Author recounts an NSA meeting of 2003 using CIA Station Chief/Baghdad as the source.  He have given completely accurate account, but did he?  Couldn't talk to anyone else?  Will a transcript ever be available?