https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/498120947602563072
During his statement on the situation in Iraq before leaving for Martha’s Vineyard, President Obama was asked if he regretted pulling the remaining U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011. An agitated Obama answered that it wasn’t his decision. In other words, “Bush’s fault”:
Obama says puzzled by second-guessing of pulling out Iraq troops: "As if this was my decision"
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 9, 2014
Obama most animated when asked about Iraq pullout, saying Bush granted sovereignty and Iraqis wouldn't agree to keep US forces. "Bogus" crit
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) August 9, 2014
Asked abt whether he regretted pulling troops out of Iraq, Obama, annoyed, cites Bush, & that Iraq dn want even small # forces there.
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) August 9, 2014
Obama campaigned on and eventually took credit for and celebrated the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, and now it wasn’t his decision?
FACT: Obama ran on & won the WH on pulling US troops out of Iraq; he dn WANT to push Maliki on resid forces. Left wd have gone wild.
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) August 9, 2014
@Mason3K Obama CAMPAIGNED on getting troops out of Iraq. Come on man.
— Matt Mikle (@Moneyman2626) August 9, 2014
If Obama was so upset about US troops coming out of Iraq, why did his WH celebrate the last boots coming off the ground? #rhetoricalquestion
— Josh "ALL CAPS country name and !" Gerstein (@joshgerstein) August 9, 2014
Yet he took credit. MT @mashable: Obama: Wasn't my decision to pull troops from Iraq Analysis: http://t.co/hsJsMHbnIC
— Dan Thompson (@DK_Thompson) August 9, 2014
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He sure did:
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/498121820969893888
Obama today: "As if this was my decision."
Obama in Oct 2011: pic.twitter.com/fnTQSKxt7N
A promise he kept, and he's running from it? #OwnIt
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) August 9, 2014
And here's Obama discussing Iraq SOFA in debate with Romney. http://t.co/XCvD110Eho
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) August 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/CarmineZozzora/status/498090030808969216
More awkward @BarackObama https://t.co/hgt9tqS7W9
— Kelly (@flyoverangel) August 9, 2014
President Obama: "I said that I'd end the war in Iraq, and I ended it. I said I'd pass health care reform, and I passed it." #Forward
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 5, 2012
More awkward @BarackObama https://t.co/tYvIH5C0QP
— Kelly (@flyoverangel) August 9, 2014
FACT: President Obama kept his promise to end the war in Iraq. Romney called the decision to bring our troops home "tragic."
— All On The Line FL (@allontheline_fl) October 23, 2012
So was Obama lying then, or was he lying today?
David Limbaugh diagnoses Obama’s real problem with the question:
Why does it always seem that Obama’s main concern re Iraq is not ISIS, nor Iraqi bloodshed, but how he & his policies are being judged?
— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) August 9, 2014
Oh well. When in doubt, “blame Bush!”
Barack Obama's full time job is blaming George Bush and campaigning for Democrats.
He's changed the job description of being President.— Mr T 2 (@GovtsTheProblem) August 9, 2014
Six years into his administration Obama stills blames Bush, this man will not own anything that is his responsibility.
— MadeofWood (@L0Bo_) August 9, 2014
shorter Obama: we were occupiers. Blame Bush, but even if I had negotiated a status of forces agreement, it would have been a mess anyway
— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) August 9, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include additional tweets.