Fox’s James Rosen Presses Earnest: ‘Is Iraq Today a Quagmire?’

Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen pressed White House press secretary Josh Earnest on the future of the American mission in Iraq on Wednesday, asking whether or not the country was a quagmire.

Rosen’s question was direct and to the point: “Is Iraq today a quagmire?”

“Well James, that’s not the word I’d use to describe it,” Earnest replied. “Iraq is a chaotic place, and it is a place where our men and women in uniform who are there are serving our country in a dangerous place.”

At the same time, Earnest said that because of the Iraqi government’s commitment to unifying the country and creating a multisectarian security force, there was still “promise for Iraq’s future.”

“Is one of the problems in Iraq that the Sunnis don’t trust America right now, our intentions, our capabilities?” Rosen asked.

“No doubt there are some who have some doubts about the Unites States and out intentions,” Earnest admitted, before adding, “We’ve been clear about our intentions are, and that message has clearly gotten through.”

Watch via WhiteHouse.gov

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