I can't help but wonder would there really be this much of a divide on DU about military action

[JoePhilly]

45. Obama said he'd increase troops in Afganistan as a candidate ...

... were folks here on DU asleep.

In 2002 he said ... "“I’m not opposed to all wars. I’m opposed to dumb wars.” Did no one on DU know he said that?

Did they not hear candidate Obama (in a debate with McCain) say he'd send the military into Pakistan, without their authorization, to get OBL? Which is what he then did as President.

I used to think DU was smarter than the right wing. That they listened to what candidates said. That they saw the complexity in the world that the right wing could not see.

Since Obama was elected, its become clear that a large part of DU pays no more attention than some on the right wing do. They hear what they wanted to hear, and ignore the rest.

You can see these folks struggling lately because Warren (their newly found Messiah) supports Obama on how to deal with ISIL. Ouch.

Maybe all of the Warren supporters should start an OP and decide how they feel about her now. Is she really the candidate they want, or just another nasty Obama trying to trick them?

That little discussion might go along way to help to understand the "divide".