I’m amazed that Barack expects American soldiers to resolve a political and social conflict that’s been in progress in Islam for more than a thousand years in any length of time. The Sunni - Shi’ite split began after the death of Mohammed.
I’m also rather impressed (and slightly disgusted) that he can say that he’ll withdraw the troops and leave them there on a timetable that’s in no way fixed (all at the same time). It’s a pity Katie kept throwing him the same softball instead of letting a knockdown pitch loose. He would have had a bigger meltdown than Hillary did when Russert pressed the issue.