Obama claims he has authority for 3 year war in Iraq and Syria

[anti partisan]

18. What is his medicine?

From my perspective, it looks like reluctant appeasement of the hawks, even though it is a fruitless goal as they will never be satisfied and the corporate media will continue to give them a podium to fear-monger until their tongue falls off.

And his primary objective to me seems to be maintaining and/or improving his public image in the short-term, regardless of the long-term consequences. He has conceded to the neocons the concept that peace is a sign of weakness and "projecting America's might" with expensive death toys is very badass.