[[CNN]]'s [[Baghdad]] bureau chief Michael Ware reported in April 2007,
:"If U.S. troops leave now, you’re giving Iraq to [[Iran]] ... and [[al-Qaeda]]. If U.S. troops leave now, that’s who will own it. ... Coming back I'm struck by the nature of the debate on Capital Hill, how delusional it is." <ref>CNN, [http://newsbusters.org/media/2007-04-26-CNNAMPhillipsWare.rm Pullout would hand Iraq to Iran and al-Qaeda], 04/26/07.</ref>
Sen. [[Joseph Biden]] of Delaware said in the weeks immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks, “Seems to me this would be a good time to send, no strings attached, a check for $200 million to [[Iran]].”<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/09/joe-biden-relationship-iran-485786</ref><ref>https://newrepublic.com/article/61756/rhetorical-question</ref><ref>https://newrepublic.com/article/61756/rhetorical-question</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/the-campaign-spot/reminder-after-911-biden-wanted-send-200-million-iran-jim-geraghty/</ref> In 2011 a U.S. district court Iran was complicit in the 9/11 attacks.<ref>https://iran911case.com/</ref>
==Obama Administration Directive==