Promises Kept But a Country Lost
President Obama kept his promise by withdrawing troops from Iraq. All troops were withdrawn, which went against what his military advisers told him to do. Unfortunately, it appears it happened too soon, and now, within 48 hours of the withdrawal, 14 bombs went off in Baghdad killing 57 people and injuring 200.
According to Fox News, “U.S. military officials have said they’re worried about a resurgence of Al Qaeda after the American military leaves the country. If that happens, it could lead Shiite militants to fight back and attack Sunni targets, thus sending Iraq back to the sectarian violence it experienced just a few years ago.”
Granted, the U.S. was tired of the 9-year war, but felt we had finally made progress after sacrificing over 4,000 soldiers in the effort to stabilize the country. Hopefully their own military can crack down on the militants and put an end to the constant bombings over religious differences. If not, we’ll probably be sending the children of the soldiers who were pulled out in 20 years to try and stabilize the region again. Then again, maybe we’ll have the Keystone Pipeline and drilling in the Gulf by then so that we can quit worrying about protecting our fuel sources in the Middle East.
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