Senator McConnell Statement on Situation in Iraq
June 13, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement regarding the situation in Iraq:
“The Iraqi security forces are now less capable than when the President withdrew the entirety of our force without successfully negotiating a remaining U.S. presence capable of preserving our gains and mentoring our partners. ISIL is a lethal, violent terrorist force, and its activities in Syria and Iraq represent a grave threat to U.S. interests. The administration must act quickly to provide assistance to the Maliki government before every gain made by U.S. and allied troops is lost, and before ISIL expands its sanctuary--from which it can eventually threaten the United States.”