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The article discusses some of the missteps and miscalculations by different groups that left the Iraqi security forces weakened and vulnerable to the 2014 attack and invasion by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Topics covered include the decision of the U.S. State Department to cut civilian programs and listening after the pullout of U.S. troops in 2011 and former State Secretary Hillary Clinton's support for a strong U.S. presence in Iraq.