Remember the "Surge?" That was supposed to be a stroke of military genius. Except it was necessary because Bush-Rumsfeld blew off the general who said beforehand it would take many more troops to secure Iraq after an initial victory. Much more, of course, but I do recall it was Bush who negotiated the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. My opinion: The whole idea of invading and occupying Iraq was a disaster to start with. And, sorry, I used the Republican denial of funds (right or wrong) as a talking point to lead into my main contention that Hillary/Obama destroyed Libya. And, as you know, many Republicans...inspired by the Koch brothers...are now turning to Hillary. To me, the "social issues" don't matter so much...which is why, in neoliberal/neoconservative terms, I consider Hillary to be corporate and therefore Republicanesque. I don't think the corporate types care all that much either about abortion, gay marriage, etc. Because they can do as they want with their money. Cheers.