The fact of the matter is, as I discussed with Senator McCain, the president did try to negotiate with the sovereign Iraqi government for the presence of a residual force in Iraq of U.S. troops for the training and CT missions that were vital to the U.S. interest.
Carney defends President Obama's attempts to negotiate a military presence in Iraq.
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