During a “60 Minutes” interview last May, Valerie Jarrett readily credited President Obama with ending two wars during his term in office — looks like he’s winning that Nobel Peace Prize retroactively.
On Thursday, the U.S. Army announced that 1,700 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team would be deployed to Iraq to replace soldiers who have served there since spring.
https://twitter.com/MarlonBateman/status/794326078193954816
Why? Obama ended that war. https://t.co/7n0gz3mKSM
— Jason (@jasonelevation) November 3, 2016
The Army says the troops will help train, advise, and assist Iraqi Security Forces.
@HotlineJosh Presume they are wearing boots & not sneakers? #Iraq
— CTIronman (@CTIronman) November 3, 2016
@HotlineJosh Not called a Combat Brigade for nothing. And they sure won't be wearing sandals. Best in the world.
— Ann Boger (@ann_boger) November 4, 2016
Does @POTUS know about this?
— Consul & Senator Marcus T. Cicero (@cedantarmatog1) November 4, 2016
President Obama’s been pretty busy on the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton, so it’s unclear if he managed to catch this latest development on the news.
@espn put this on your ticker so @POTUS will know
— UA (@UA1078) November 4, 2016
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State’s John Kirby elicits laughs from press defending ‘no boots on the ground’ policy https://t.co/sf3nmqlwdZ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 26, 2016