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Obama: U.S. strikes destroyed Iraq militants’ arms, equipment
Like a lot of people, I am not happy about bombing Iraq. But if ISIL was committing genocide against the Yazidi, that had to be stopped.
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday U.S. airstrikes have destroyed arms and equipment that Islamic State insurgents could have used to attack Arbil, the Iraqi Kurdish capital, but warned the current operation in Iraq could take some time.
"I don't think we're going to solve this problem in weeks. This is going to take some time," Obama told reporters.
"This is going to be a long-term project," he said during a brief news conference before leaving Washington for a two-week vacation in Massachusetts.
MORE HERE: http://wonkynewsnerd.com/obama-u-s-strikes-destroyed-iraq-militants-arms-equipment/
"I don't think we're going to solve this problem in weeks. This is going to take some time," Obama told reporters.
"This is going to be a long-term project," he said during a brief news conference before leaving Washington for a two-week vacation in Massachusetts.
MORE HERE: http://wonkynewsnerd.com/obama-u-s-strikes-destroyed-iraq-militants-arms-equipment/
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The "long-term project" part isn't good news though. 
