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McConnell: Entirely Pulling Out of Iraq Was a ‘Terrible Mistake’

By JM Rieger

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On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell deflected a question on what action President Barack Obama should take in Iraq, instead shifting to what the president should have done. “I’m anxious to hear what he has to say — he’s the President of the United States — about what we do confronted with this situation now,” McConnell said. “Looking forward, let’s don’t do it again in Afghanistan.”

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