On the recordNovember 19, 2013
We waited too long to exert U.S. influence in the region, thus creating a power vacuum.
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congress.govWe waited too long to exert U.S. influence in the region, thus creating a power vacuum.
Kinzinger criticizes the delay in U.S. involvement in the Middle East.
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I think it's very obvious that the president didn't do anything but gleefully watch television while this was going down.
He can say anything he wants. The real leader, the only person in charge that made those calls was Mike Pence.
I think there are so many people that know military strategy and policy that say, look, even if we made the decision that we're leaving and that's an unnegotiable decision, there were a couple of key points.