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In reply to the discussion: I am so tired of Democrats not having the President's back - especially when he's right. [View all]ancianita
(36,050 posts)on foreign conflict before, we can again. We can't know all the stuff he knows, and the fact that he refuses to be led by the whoops of warhawks shows that he knows a lot more of what's going on than most of them do, as well.
As for me, not knowing what he knows, but knowing that he's totally on his history and intel, I'm sure he's right this time and I support him. He is exerting what I call "civilian command." That's the way it damned well should be. He's the commander, not these MIC whores.
My take on what he's doing is this: If we're no longer going to be the regional police, we'll have to let the Syria factions fight it out. Oil and Turkey are safe for now. The Saudis will have to finally deal with what they've sown, and Obama's Not going take the fall for yet another of the conflict lords' mop-up calls. I'm simplistic here, but then again, I'm no war expert.
As for Hillary, she's just positioning herself as possible commander-in-chief to be one click stronger than any of her supposed future Jebs.