Oh I definitely agree he's trying to run out the clock..but what do we have to gain by going to war again there?..why should our boys shed blood for the world again???..nobody else wants to.....even the arabs..and we are 18 trillion in debt...no more blood and treasure, I say
In perfect world, my preference is to leave that entire part the world and let them all kill each other.
Unfortunately, that's not the world we live in. As we saw from 9/11, some parts of the ME can serve as terrorist training grounds, which directly affect us. We also have allies in the region that need our help. The reality is we cannot just leave.
The issue here, however, is the president not being straight about that entire situation. We're not going to let ISIS take control of Iraq. We're not going to stop them by dropping bombs. It's a mess.