Cut from this video is Krauthammer's final remark saying other than that, Obama is a great president.
"At a news conference closing out the G7 summit in Germany, President Obama said the United States does not yet have a "complete strategy" to train and equip Iraqi security forces in the fight against Islamic State militants or ISIS in Iraq. The president has danced around the issue of a executing a strategy against the terror group for over nine months and some critics are saying enough is enough.
"Syndicated Columnist Charles Krauthammer told viewers on Monday's Special Report with Bret Baier that President Obama's lack of strategy for defeating the Islamic State is really to blame everyone else. President Obama said in the news conference that the Baghdad government needs to show better commitment to building a fighting force. The Iraqi prime minister has pleaded with the U.S. and coalition forces for more military and intelligence backing.
"President Obama even said he was still waiting on "finalized" plans from the Pentagon. Yet, DOD officials dispute that claim.
"Krauthammer said putting the blame on the Iraqi's or his military chiefs was just the president's way of simply not having a strategy to combat this terrorist group. The Sunnis, Krauthammer noted were abandoned by the United States and persecuted by their countrymen. "They were pursued by the central government in Iraq and Obama did not lift a finger, Krauthammer explained. He went on to ask "why should they trust America again?' "
UPDATE: President Obama's loose tether to reality
. . . "Everyone here keep the doctor they liked? Anyone's hours cut to part-time? Premiums steady? Everyone get their promised $2,500 health care savings?
"On IS, Obama admitted that nine months after announcing his hastily written strategy to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the terrorist army, "We don't yet have a complete strategy." This is Obama speaking, so of course, it's someone else's fault: The Iraqis for not being trained fast enough."
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