Before the war in Iraq was ever authorized and waged, Barack Obama declared: "I don't oppose all wars. What I do oppose is a dumb war."
The declassified NIE further confirms just how prescient Barack was in 2002, when he opposed a war that he knew would not make us any safer. According to the NIE, al Qaeda, which is steadily regrouping on the Pakistan-Afghan border, poses a “a persistent and evolving terrorist threat” to the United States.
Here's what Barack had to say about the NIE:
This morning's declassified NIE is a chilling reminder of what we have feared all along. After almost six years, awesome sacrifices by our brave men and women in uniform, and hundreds of billions of dollars spent, we are no safer than we were on 9/11. This is a consequence of waging a misguided war in Iraq that should never have been authorized, and failing to seize the opportunity to do lasting harm to the extremist networks that pose a direct threat to our homeland. It is deeply troubling that more that nearly six years after 9/11, al Qaeda maintains a safe haven, an intact leadership, and the capability to plan further attacks. It is time to act to correct those mistakes, and the first step is to get out of Iraq, because you can't win a war when you're on the wrong battlefield.
For the full text of the report, click here and for more on Barack's plan to end the war in Iraq click here.
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