The president provides a recap of 9/11 and the justification for fighting al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. He says we needn’t go through the debate on Iraq. But then he does, explaining how it drained our resources away from Afghanistan. He explains we are now leaving Iraq — avoiding the “V” word, although he concedes we are leaving Iraq “to its people.” So far this speech should have been delivered at a DNC meeting — the Democratic base seems to be his primary concern and audience.
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