Lawmakers Who Helped Break Iraq Are Angry Obama Hasn't Fixed It

Lawmakers Who Helped Break Iraq Are Angry Obama Hasn't Fixed It

by Michael McAuliff and Sabrina Siddiqui at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/25/republicans-iraq_n_5530525.html

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WASHINGTON -- Congress used to have hawks and doves when it came to Iraq. Now it seems to be filled with ducks.

With a few exceptions -- notably Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) -- lawmakers who voted to invade Iraq in 2003 are unwilling to say how they think the United States should deal with the latest fallout, even as Sunni militants who have taken control of key cities in western Iraq seize more territory.

Republicans have been quick to place blame on President Barack Obama, criticizing him for failing to act on the growing threat posed to the region by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. But when asked about what course of action they would propose, they mostly offer up rambling responses about the need for a strategy from the president.

It began last week, most prominently with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who said Obama should have taken more aggressive action to keep U.S. forces involved in Iraq and confront ISIS.



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