What Senator McCain has failed to note is that President Obama's administration actively tried against the wishes of his own party to maintain a residual force in Iraq and the sovereign government of Iraq refused to negotiate a status of forces agreement.
Jay Carney defends the Obama administration's efforts to maintain a military presence in Iraq despite opposition.
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