Very, very concerned

The page one news today is that there is "unrest" in Iraq, which means that Islamists are killing other Islamists. Don't worry, though, because John Kerry says his government is not just concerned, not just very concerned, but very, very concerned. Yes, it is true that his government left Iraq before the Iraqi army could be sufficiently trained to protect Iraq's citizens from terrorism, but nevertheless, Washington is very, very concerned.

Allen West writes in the Washington Times,

Imagine how painful it must be for those of us who served in Iraq, were wounded, and lost brothers and sisters there to see how those hard-won accomplishments are being lost. The missions we accomplished and the relationships we built are being decimated, unlike al-Qaida.

And, what about the effects of media bias? West again:

Consider this fact: 70 percent of all casualties in Afghanistan have occurred under President Obama, but we do not hear about that count like we did with President Bush and Iraq. Let me be clear, there are only two ways to end a combat operation: win or lose. Packing up and saying you are leaving only serves to embolden the enemy, regardless of how you try to spin it as “mission accomplished” or a political talking point.