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How Republicans Hope to Turn Islamic State into a Problem for Democrats
posted on May 21, 2015The Washington Post’s Robert Costa reports, “After more than a decade bearing the political burden of Iraq, Republicans are making a dogged effort to shed it by arguing that the Islamic State’s gruesome ascent is a symptom of Obama’s foreign policy, rather than a byproduct of the 2003 invasion they once championed.” This strategy manifested most recently last weekend, at a Republican dinner in Iowa, where many 2016 presidential candidates spoke.