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In reply to the discussion: Why is obama continuing Bush's Iraq war debacle? I voted for him to end that war. He lied. [View all]Hulk
(6,699 posts)I don't really give a rat's ass what comments the trolls are going to post after they read this, but keep in mind, the President is ONE branch of government. Keep in mind that the presidency is NOT a dictatorship, and that a cabinet offers advice and wisdom to an otherwise ignorant puppet we have elected. Keep in mind that the neocons, military complex and Obama haters are kicking and screaming that he is ALONE responsible for the ISIS debacle in the Middle East today.
Yeah...makes sense; he should just up and pull out, close his door, don't answer the phone, bet that his party of politicians are going to be able to do the same and the whole thing will just go away. He did pull combat troops out of Iraq, and we no longer get death lists to "be silent" over each night. The drone thing still goes on....and innocent people are getting blown to smithereens along with the bad guys. We are starting to put American advisors on the ground in Iraq again, and the next President is probably going to escalate that, especially should the neocon repuKKKes gain control of the White House and hold on to Congress. Even if they don't, it's very probable we are going to get sucked into a bigger role in Iraq.
But I'm pretty sure that if one of the complainers on this thread was in his place, they'd know how to disengage from the shit hole WE created in that part of the world. I'm sure they'd know how to deal with the military complex, the neocon drum-pounders, the media critics and be able to make it all smooth and rosey.
Sometimes there isn't a good choice. Maybe we should all vote for rand paul, and we'll believe the bull shit that he's going to simply pull everything out of the Middle East and stick our head in the sand. Great solution.