I'll say it: It's moments like this I'm glad Obama is our president.

[Drunken Irishman]

He's level-headed, calm and is not about to overreact on something that could ultimately lead to World War III. I see McCain and the right frothing at the mouth and it reminds me of what it could be like in some alternate reality - the war crazed fanning these flames in hopes of advancing Cold War II - but this time making it HOT.

I trust Obama will handle this crisis like he's handed much of the international conflict that has dominated his presidency - and I'm sure he'll be called weak, leading from behind, not a leader ... all because he won't commit American men and women to the battle field.

Scary stuff all around.

[IronLionZion]

1. President Obama is easily the most level-headed president we've had in generations

I think Democrats have learned their lesson after Vietnam. Since then there has been less war under Dem presidencies.

[get the red out]

2. I agree

How people can still be blood-thirsty for war is beyond me, but the Republicans certainly are. We are very fortunate indeed.

[BobbyBoring]

25. That's an easy one

War fills the coffers of their real constituents. Rand, Halliburton, Locked Martin,etc.
This is why I would like to see the draft reinstated with NO, ZERO exceptions. If there was a chance one of their kids would be cannon fodder, they might not be so eager to start wars.

[Louisiana1976]

27. Good idea.

[kardonb]

34. plae

Lockheed-Martin

[tomp]

74. no draft for the U.S. imperialist military. nt.

[Martin Eden]

39. Some Rethugs are bloodthirsty for war. All Rethugs are bloodthirsty for Obama.

They would call him the worst president ever if he avoids another costly stupid war.
They would call him the worst president ever if he takes us to war and anything goes wrong.
They would call him the worst president ever and disastrously incompetent if he did everything exactly as GW Bush did.

[onecent]

81. You hit the nail on the head. Excellent Post. n/a

[C Moon]

83. Cheney has been doing a magicians "watch my hands" bit, in an obvious attempt to get us to forget

how him and his Puppet President, took the US to it's lowest depths since the Great Depression.

[BeyondGeography]

3. 100 percent true, imo

Plus he's in his second term; makes a calm man even calmer.

Of course, bad judgment will always override an even temperament, but I have a lot of confidence in that side of him as well.

[TheKentuckian]

4. Since John McShame makes Darth Cheney look like Mother Theresa, gotta agree.

[hamsterjill]

13. What IS it with him???!!!

He is adamant that we go to war with SOMEONE!!

One might think a former prisoner of war would not be so eager to create a situation where other men and women might have to endure POW status like he did, but the exact opposite is true for McCain.

[Hekate]

21. I think he's finally flipped his lid. He doesn't come off as rational a lot of the time.

I look at him and wonder if he's got the beginnings of dementia, because that anger is so out of control in public.

Cheney's a different sort: he's just a cold-blooded psychopath with a lust for power and destruction beyond belief. It seems his many heart troubles could have affected his brain in some fashion, but in his case the cold-bloodedness has become clearer.

[RKP5637]

51. Agree!!!! n/t

[lastlib]

66. I would refer to him as reptilian, but that would be insulting to reptiles.....

Cold-blooded, soulless piece of shit that he is. I keep thinking I should go get a piece of wood and cut it to a point, so when he dies I'll have a ready-made stake to drive into his grave to make sure he doesn't come back to life.

[Cosmocat]

75. He's an attention whore

And his niche is being the guy who wants to bomb things and kill people ...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

47. "He (McSame) is adamant that we go to war with SOMEONE!!"

He wanted to be President and invade both Iran and Sarah's ass.

[TheKentuckian]

60. He is warmongering crazy. Even Joe the intern killer called him out similarly in 08

I guess he thinks if being a POW is good enough for an Admiral's son then it is good enough for everyone.

[awoke_in_2003]

62. "Get off my lawn" syndrome on steroids. nt

[RobertEarl]

5. Romney would have just asked cheney

"dick, what should I do?"

First off the idea that a plane being shot down in Russia is any threat to the US, or world peace, is just fearmongering.

[spinbaby]

19. I hate to think of what could have been

Romney as president would have resulted in a world war, I'm sure of it.

[Louisiana1976]

28. Me, too.

[blm]

54. Romney clearly stated that he would ask Netanyahu what to do.

Now THAT is scary. We would have invaded Iran last year.

[oldandhappy]

6. Agree with you

Thank you

[SummerSnow]

7. Could you imagine if Cheney was President and after him McCain was President.

This is what the U.S. would look like now

[Rex]

8. I knew we had someone that actually gave a shit, after he got OBL.

He will handle this situation very well...far better than the GOP war hawks ever could dream of...all they would do is get the entire planet irradiated.

[DinahMoeHum]

9. Yep. The following sentiment is worth repeating. . .

[Hekate]

26. +1 I keep the expurgated version on my fridge door

TY to Drunken Irishman for starting this thread.

[jwirr]

10. So do I.

[sheshe2]

11. Yes. I totally agree.

The alternative is to frightening to think about.

[Boomerproud]

12. After turning CNN on and seeing the breaking news I was at first "OMG" and my second thought was

McCain would be bombing Moscow and Kiev right now. Your posts beat me to it.

[cilla4progress]

14. I was thinking the same thing.

I was also thinking that Repubs like McCain have emboldened Putin with their criticism of Pres Obama and veiled (and un-veiled) accolades for Putin recently.

I feel all I can do to stay sane is to focus on the good that will inevitably come out of this, even if overshadowed by the bad.

I can only cling to Mr. Rogers' quote about noticing the helpers, during bad times.

[Turn CO Blue]

15. I thought the same thing when I heard - thank the FSM that Obama

is The One with access to the nuke buttons and not a Armageddon-happy nutcase like Cruz or McCain.

[ReRe]

16. Totally

Can you imagine if Cheney or GWB or any chickenhawk was in PO's seat? By damn, we'd be INSIDE of WWIII already.

[nolabear]

17. So am I. And I despise the GOP more and more and more and more and...

John McCain can kiss my liberal, peace-loving, level-headed ass.

[steve2470]

18. totally agree, I have no anxieties about this situation with him in control nt

[Hekate]

23. "Some would." Usually those are Republicans and Teabaggers. What do you think, based on...

...his record of the past many years?

Welcome to DU, and enjoy your stay.

[Iliyah]

22. K & R

RMoney as prez the USA will be in conflict with Syria, Ukraine & Russia, Middle East which includes Iraq & Hamas. Iran would have been bomb to hell while McCain the secretary of defense and all the chickenhawks sitting around a table wanting more conflicts to send our children to, while their children are sitting around swimming pools.

Yep, I'm happy Pres O is in office.

[Hekate]

24. Yes. People are not toy soldiers to him. Thanks, DI.

for our troubled world

[lpbk2713]

29. Meanwhile Boner et al are waiting to see what Obama will say or do.

... so they can say he should have done the exact opposite.

[SunSeeker]

71. LOL. So true. nt

[madamesilverspurs]

30. At moments like this, I could not agree more.

Compounding the scariness, the previous administration trashed our national reputation and put our reliability as a responsible ally into question. Dealing with present realities would be daunting enough without having to first re-establish trust that was unnecessarily broken. Damned right I'm glad for level-headedness; likewise, I think, for the rest of the world.

[riderinthestorm]

31. 100% agree. nt

[Utopian Leftist]

32. Other than the

drones and the NSA spying and the TPP and the chained CPI and the whole cave-in to the insurance companies on healthcare reform . . . he has been a very good President, and I wake up praising Goddess every day that he kept us out of WWIII so far, unlike that bloodthirsty McCain would have.

[ymetca]

36. It did make me wonder

how Elizabeth Warren would handle today's global idiocy. I think I know how Hillary would (slightly more chicken-hawkish?) Foreign Policy is supposedly her weakness. But then so was Obama's, right?

I watched Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC today, like the broken record she is, going to John McCain as if he would have something other to say than everything bad in the world is a result of "Obama's feckless foreign policy."

I was done with McCain as a serious player when Keith Olbermann called him out on the campaign trail for saying "I know how to get Bin Laden".

It's baffling why the old geezer keeps getting on TV. He must be really taking it rectally for the military-industrial-media complex.

[Vattel]

33. It's sad that not being stark-raving mad makes Obama better than most would-be presidents.

[tularetom]

35. Of course McCain wants to bomb somebody

My question is, who?

If it turns out that the plane was shot down by pro-Russian separatists, should we bomb Russia?

Maybe Obama should throw a dart at a map and bomb whatever country it hits, just to shut McCain the fuck up.

The senile old fool is entitled to one more orgasm before his dirt nap. A nice little act of American aggression would provide one for him.

[TNNurse]

38. McCain would have the jets in the air.

[Jack Rabbit]

61. McCain already bombed in 2008

He probably would've bombed in 2008 even if he had picked a better running mate.

[BumRushDaShow]

37. K&R

[stage left]

40. I'm glad, too.

Very glad that we have President Obama.

[Cha]

41. Indeed, DI! Nobody knows what happened yet but McCain breaks an ankle running to a camera

to blame Obama.


TheObamaDiary.com @TheObamaDiary
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Plane crashes over Ukraine.

Nobody knows yet what happened.

But McCain blames Obama.

No, seriously.

6:21 AM - 17 Jul 2014 111 Retweets 50 favorites

TOD

[sheshe2]

42. Gramps needs to be put out to pasture, Cha

...where all old Mavericks go when they are past their prime.

McVain

[Cha]

45. Oh gosh, sheshe.. this is so sad.. :(

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5253860

[sheshe2]

46. ...

[napkinz]

86. just imagine ...

[Yavin4]

43. "alternate reality"?? Two years from now, and you could have President Perry or President Christie

or President Cruz. Imagine how he would handle this situation.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

44. Fascists believe a nation shows it's greatness on the battlefield....

Chris Mathews is all aflutter over the idea of releasing the kracken.

HE PLAYED CLIPS OF REAGAN TALKING TOUGH AGAINST RUSSIA.

[rurallib]

48. with someone else's kids and loved ones

[tweeternik]

50. Exactly! nt

[rurallib]

57. Welcome to DU!

Do join us in the Lounge for drinks after a day in GD!

[mcar]

49. As the mother of two draft age sons

I definitely agree. I don't envy the man his job with the crappy deck he's been dealt.

But I'm sure glad he's got it.

[virgogal]

56. But there is no draft.

[mcar]

64. Not yet

What will happen if all this escalates?

If McCain or Romney were in the WH, we'd be into WWIII already.

[TheKentuckian]

65. They still are dead serious about that selective service registration though.

We're supposed to have a Bill of Rights to but they are quick to edit delete under the cover of folks driven by the fake ass news to hot extremes that change pretty radically when reality sets in.

Depending, anything can happen. I'm still flabbergasted at open torture, indefinite detention, and a proud surveillance state.

Water boarding was a hanging offense in still living memory but now the folks that order such abominations are on TV and doing speaking tours.

They will do whatever they damn well please until they are forced into submission and shame ain't even a down payment.

[liberal N proud]

52. Hair Trigger McCain would have started 8 wars by now.

[blkmusclmachine]

53. John BOMB BOMB BOMB McCain

Some things NEVER change!

[ZX86]

55. Yeah well what about Mitt?

His campaign tour through Europe and the ME didn't inspire confidence in his ability to be an effective leader on the world stage?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--H5qmcWKup8/UBQ5-1KGrHI/AAAAAAAABp4/p9j6XIX93AU/s1600/romneyshambles+hashtag.jpg

[Utopian Leftist]

58. McCain is a rabid warmonger.

Mittens was just a confused sociopath with a hardon for Gray Poupon. He'd probably have taken us to war, too, though . . . with England, over the Queen's refusal to tolerate his disrespect.

[KaryninMiami]

59. Agreed.

Cannot imagine what would have happened with either McCain (not to mention VP Palin) or Romney in the White House. There are times I feel frustration with this administration but more often and most of the time, I am very grateful he's our President.

[Marie Marie]

63. Completely with you on trusting our President.

Scary times indeed.

[eridani]

67. His thoughtful, cautious attitude is certainly a plus, here n/t

[Kablooie]

69. Though it would be interesting to see where the world would be if we had a McCain/Palin presidency.

And you know what the Chinese say about interesting times.

[Cha]

70. Yes!

[mwrguy]

72. Obama has earned the hell out of his Nobel Peace Prize

For sure.

[hue]

73. I'm on the very same page. I trust President Obama!

[JustAnotherGen]

76. I agree

Calm, level headed, and very very cold and calculating.

[Rapillion]

77. I'm late to respond but . . .

. . . this is an excellent post. He's Kennedyesque and the crises we face may turn out to be worse than those faced by JFK.

Romney would have tried to find a way to make money off every crisis.

McCain . . . we'd be dead.

[IrishAyes]

78. Pardon my tardiness in addressing this OP.

BRAVO!!!!

[jimlup]

79. The Republicans are truly scary people...

They don't recognize it but they are the ones who are likely to have a situation spin out of control.

I have to say it - Refucklians. These people are frothing at the mouths idiots. I'm fucking sick of living in the same country as them. I wish they could get a grip on their emotions but that doesn't seem possible.

Venting makes me feel a tiny bit better...

[Whisp]

80. Yes, and moments like this to think how this would have been handled in January of 2017. n/t

[Orsino]

82. Yep. He may not make the best decisions...

...but considering the realistic alternatives, I'm glad he's in the big chair.

[grahamhgreen]

84. What good has come from our excursions on the ME???

[MisterP]

85. Victoria Nuland's boss? really?

[LittleBlue]

87. It's sad that we have to be thankful for a president who isn't insane

and bloodthirsty.

But yes, I agree that it's a relief not to have someone like Chimperor or McInsane

[grahamhgreen]

88. Ya know, if he pr0secuted the war crimes of the Bush admin, we wouldn't be here now.