Obama retreats from Middle East

At the Federalist, Tom Nichols is whining about the Iranian nuke deal. As the headline and subtitle say:

The Iran Deal Wasn’t About Nukes At AllThe Obama administration decided early on that the only way to get the United States out of the Middle East was to replace it with Russia and Iran.

If this is true, then why is the U.S. involved today in air bombing strikes to assist the Iraqi military against ISIS in Fallujah?

Admittedly, the process of retreating from the Middle East could be a long one. And I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when Obama explained this strategy to his European buds: "Yeah, we're leaving the Middle East completely. Handing it over to the Russians and Iranians. Oh, you buy oil from there? Good luck with that. Sayonara suckers, and thanks for all the support! HAH!"

But I guess the key for Obama pulling this off is to do it without anyone realizing what he is doing. Kind of like what he did with Obamacare?

(hat tip to Political Demotivation for the pic)