If you need a heavy occupying force to curtail sectarian violence, then the country wasn't stable. I do think Obama made problems worse, but Bush had zero interest in solving the Sunni problem. He, at the very least, turned a blind idea to Malaki's brutal mistreatment of Sunnis, exacerbating sectarian conflict.
Bush was ready to push Iraq off on the next president by the end of his second term.
[–] mamwad 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
If you need a heavy occupying force to curtail sectarian violence, then the country wasn't stable. I do think Obama made problems worse, but Bush had zero interest in solving the Sunni problem. He, at the very least, turned a blind idea to Malaki's brutal mistreatment of Sunnis, exacerbating sectarian conflict.
Bush was ready to push Iraq off on the next president by the end of his second term.
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