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ISIS capture of Ramadi renews criticism over US troop pullout, airstrike strategy
The Islamic State’s capture of the Iraqi city of Ramadi is sparking renewed criticism of Obama administration policies in the region -- from the decision to withdraw virtually all U.S. troops in 2011 to the current anti-ISIS strategy that relies mostly on airstrikes.
The fall Sunday of Ramadi, just 70 miles from Baghdad, marks the second time in roughly a year that the extremist group has taken control of a major Iraqi city -- after the United States spent nearly eight years at war in the country.
The administration repeatedly has defended its strategy for halting the Islamic State’s deadly advances in Iraq and Syria but acknowledged on Monday that the Ramadi takeover was indeed a major loss.
“No denying it is a setback,” said White House spokesman Eric Schultz, while reiterating the administration expected a long, hard battle and has no plans to change its strategy.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, later qualified the statement, saying Ramadi was a “serious setback for its long-suffering inhabitants” and Iraqi security forces.
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