Barack Obama actually said...

I think that so much money and U.S. training has gone into those forces. And when they're not willing to stand and fight and defend their positions, that is a problem, and that Iraq needs to stand up and needs to step up and ultimately is responsible for its own problems.

06/12/2014

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