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In reply to the discussion: Hunter: Obama could be impeached if he strikes Syria without authorization [View all]zipplewrath
(16,698 posts)I struggle to think of a situation in which this administration has been "reluctant" to use force. Surely not in Afghanistan where it tripled the amount of troops and still hasn't found a way out. Surely not in Iraq where they struggled mightily, right up until the end, to be allowed to stay. Surely not Libya. Not Pakistan. Not Yemen. Not Somalia. Heck, even in Syria they have already been leveraging the indigenous assets to use force. They forcibly fed Gitmo prisoners. Surely not when they sent troops on a kill mission for Osama. Not when they were deciding to kill American citizens without trial.
Really, where is this evidence of any restraint at all? It would seem it is their first "go to" strategy, only to be avoided when it is too messy or difficult.