The rush from Obama is now a full marathon.  Everybody is trying to distance him- or herself from Pres Obama's Iraq policy or mentioning his name in the campaign. The latest is former Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta, who now admits that it was a mistake to walk out of Iraq: Pelley: Back when you watched the stars and stripes being lowered for the last time in Baghdad, were you confident in that moment that pulling out was the right thing to do?   Panetta: No, I wasn't. I really thought that it was important for us to maintain a presence in Iraq.   But the elected Prime Minister, Nouri Al-Maliki didn't want the U.S. force. As Iraq moved on, on its own, civil war broke out in Syria. The U.S. stayed largely on the sidelines but Panetta says the national security team urged the president to do more.    Panetta: The real key was how can we develop a leadership group among the opposition that would be able to...(Read Full Post)