I have criticized President Obama perhaps a lil too harsh lately.

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7. I trust and support the President. I voted for PBO

because I trust his ability to deal with complex situations like Syria. Besides he has access to classified national security briefings, which I do not. In other words, he has more information than me.

The President's greatest enemy is the willful ignorance of the people he tries so hard to protect and serve. These ignorant people are easily manipulated by the media on both the left and the right. These ignorant people live in an either or world where choices and decisions are simple. I am baffled and frustrated by the stupidity of my fellow Americans. The issues the President is dealing with in Syria are highly complex. It is not an either or situation. There's an article posted right here on DU suggesting that Syria's chemical weapons came from Britain. Does that mean the Prime Minister was in favor of gassing Syrian women and children or anyone else for that matter? I think not. But Americans are so ignorant, the media will spin it in such a way, that they will become enraged either at the Prime Minister or some other individual. The best defense against ignorance is information, not manipulation but information. You have to assume, whether on the left or right, the information the media feeds you is packaged to create a narrative of their choosing, one that has been dumbed down and simplified for your consumption. It is also designed to elicit a strong emotional response from you, usually rage or fear.