We didnt desert them and they didnt desert us. In Iraq. the President says were willing to take a few thousand in a Nation losing millions of its people. The Iraqi people are fleeing their homes and their homeland in increasing numbers. flooding into nearby countries unable to cope with the refugee crisis. Millions of peaceful. lawabiding Iraqis from its intellectual establishment. to its merchants. professionals. civil servants. and ordinary citizens are doing whatever they can to leave. And the President is doing everything he can to stay. building bases and demanding a socalled law to gain access to Iraqis oil.