The departure from Iraq meant that the Islamic State could fill the power vacuum and bring new life to worldwide jihad — because jihadis considered Obama’s retreat a victory for them.
Robin Koerner-. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Woodward, who after four books about Bush must realize what kind of cesspool he mistook for a national stage, tries to give himself cover by saying BushÂ’s replacement will certainly and unfortunately discover it was all actually worse than anyone suspected.