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Obama: US misjudged Iraqi army, militants’ threat
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September 29, 2014

Obama: US misjudged Iraqi army, militants’ threat

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama acknowledged that U.S. intelligence agencies underestimated the threat from Islamic State militants and overestimated the ability and will of Iraq’s army to fight.

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