A child is photographed, waiting to be killed by militants. ISIS uses these images to terrorize others and to glorify their spree of terror.
Bush, July 2007: “I know some in Washington would like us to start leaving Iraq now. To begin withdrawing before our commanders tell us we are ready would be dangerous for Iraq, for the region, and for the United States. It would mean surrendering the future of Iraq to al Qaeda. It would mean that we’d be risking mass killings on a horrific scale. It would mean we’d allow the terrorists to establish a safe haven in Iraq to replace the one they lost in Afghanistan. It would mean increasing the probability that American troops would have to return at some later date to confront an enemy that is even more dangerous.”
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Obama 2011: “When I came into office, I pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end. As Commander in Chief, I ended our combat mission last year and pledged to keep our commitment to remove all our troops by the end of 2011. To date, we’ve removed more than 100,000 troops from Iraq.”
Obama 2012: “After nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over. Change is turning the page on a decade of war so we can do some nation building here at home.”
Obama June 2014: “Keep in mind, that wasn’t a decision made by me. That was a decision made by the Iraqi government.”
