The used car salesman strikes again

[ellennelle]

154. um no he absolutely did NOT justify the invasion

he only justified the route the US took to get there, going through international channels, etc.

not to put too fine a point on it, but many folks here need to actually take obama's manner and approach as example and - yes - inspiration for actually stopping long enough to look at potential consequences for every step he makes

like many here, i was salivating to see the bush admin skewered for all their many crimes. but after giving it considerabel considered thought, i had to ask myself -

to what end?

now, no one is more outraged by what those people did to our sense of decency and our reputation around the world, not to mention the direct victims.

but look at it this way: obama came in with goodgawda'mighty, a rather dizzily spinning array of loaded plates, not to mention an agenda he hoped to put forward that would benefit you and me and our fellow citizens.

hence, lily ledbetter, close quantanomo (which only congress stymied), aca, etcetcetc.

do you think any single one of those would have gotten anywhere had his administration gone after the previous one for their crimes?

nope. not one. nada.

if you think the populace is divided now, think what that move would have done. mind-boggling.

there are many moves obama has made that have upset me, but when it comes to these big ticket issues like russia, i'm in awe of how carefully he measures every word that comes out of his mouth and every step he takes.

he is the furthest thing from the dry drunk cowboy wannabe i can imagine.

be careful to examine what you're suggesting for signs you are condemning obama for not being that mywayorthehiway tyrant we are all so glad has slunk into the recesses of of bad repressed memories.

for now; at some point, perhaps next admin, we can review those war crimes, etc. including what might be considered obama's own (one of the things i'm not so happy about; but hey, what would you do if the military brass marched in to the oval office and laid out an intercepted plan? go in with tanks? ignore them on principle, risking maybe hundreds or more american lives? or approach it strategically? just sayin').

but for now, i cannot begin to express how comforted i am by the measured and careful wisdom this man exhibits in the clutch. he's pretty damn amazing, and i know for sure i would not begin to have a prayer i could do any better, and know of no one on the planet who could top him.