Sunday on 60 Minutes Leon Panetta will say that the U.S. Left Iraq Too Early. Will the MEDIA notice?

Sunday on 60 Minutes Scott Pelley will as Leon Panetta a very important question. The answer will bring tears to the hearts of Progressives.

Will the Press Notice Panetta's Contention That U.S. Left Iraq Too Early?
By Tom Blumer | September 20, 2014 | 10:48 PM EDT -

On Sunday, CBS's "60 Minutes" will broadcast Scott Pelley's recent interview of former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. In CBS's promotional tease, which was broadcast on Friday, Panetta said, in response to Pelley's question about whether he was confident that the U.S. troop withdrawal "was the right thing to do" at the time it was done, Panetta said, "No, I wasn't." That's big news. How big? So big that, based on searches on Panetta's last name, the Associated Press and the New York Times have yet to cover it. In other words, it's fair to contend that these two leading icons of American journalism are waiting for an administration response before they run the story, so they can then turn it into a "White House denies" piece.

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He is a very smart man. However, when the democratically elected representative of the people of Iraq wanted us out, we honored the people's request. The real question was why we did not leave nine years ago.

2seaoat wrote:He is a very smart man.  However, when the democratically elected representative of the people of Iraq wanted us out, we honored the people's request.  The real question was why we did not leave nine years ago.

It was not the people of Iraq who wanted us out, they knew what would happen and did. It was their, much like our, arrogant President who did not want any to interfere with his goal of replacing Sadam Hussein. Just as it was not the PEOPLE of America who want ObamaCare.

The President nine years ago was far more experienced, wiser and a leader.  None of those qualities are present in the current President.  We could have negotiated the agreement we needed, President Obama does not have the ability.

The President nine years ago was far more experienced, wiser and a leader.

I voted for him. I think your conclusion is inaccurate. Now, I do not subscribe to those who want to blame everything on President Bush, but he was not experienced, wiser, or a leader. He screwed the pooch.

Hardly seabas

Who couldn't get the SOFA extended and act like a POTUS should and explain to former leader Maliki that the job wasnt done?

Odummer

The sofa was just an excuse for Oblamer

Sal wrote:Who negotiated and signed the SOFA that required ALL troop withdrawal by the end of 2011?

Here's a hint ....

Obama assigned Biden the task of attempting to negotiate a SOFA agreement before our withdrawl in 2011.

Sorry Sal, you asked who negotiated the SOFA prior to the 2011 withdrawl. Obama sent Biden to re-negotiate the SOFA.

Because removing all troops in 2011 was't the right thing to do....of course politically it won votes.

by Sal Today at 9:11 am
George W. Bush.

He's the answer to my question, PeeDawg and Joanie.

He's the one who is responsible and culpable for our withdrawal.

More importantly, he's the one who's responsible and culpable for the catastrophic decision to invade and occupy in the first place.

Still burns a bit, eh?
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Nothing burns here but Obama having wrecked our country

Sal Obama could have gotten a sofa done but his priorities were ramming through Obamacare and not the troops who were helping Iraq

Forever blaming bush . Sorry but the sixth year of incompetency is still at work here

Still no budget in six years either

Sal is an Obama apologist

Oblamer used sofa as excuse to leave plain and simple

Obama sucks

lol

PeeDawg has Obama themed Tourette's Syndrome.

and the stimulus (more money than Iraq and astan combined) would have been better spent by the government writing everyone a check. It would have directly been saved, invested, and spent on items that would have done more for the economy instead of saving big businesses that wanted a handout.