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cr8tvlde

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5. He didn't wage the Middle Eastern wars, he inherited them

Reply to rug (Reply #4)

Sat May 19, 2012, 10:57 PM

May 2012

and paying dues and respecting bureaucracy is necessary when they can block your path even as President and I'm sure that his being black even created more resistance in the beginning. Waving a magic wand may work in a political campaign, but dealing with Congress and The Beltway, many sides of one's own party as well as the opposition is another matter.

I will take him to task on Libya, however. Very disappointing.

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Charting Obama�s Journey to a Shift on Afghanistan [View all] rug May 2012 OP

2nd worst decision. Worst was not investigating or prosecuting the Bush Junta for coalition_unwilling May 2012 #1

Not to quibble, but I'd rather see him stop deaths before they happen before he tries old muders. rug May 2012 #3

Agreed, but good intentions often meet with stark realities cr8tvlde May 2012 #2

With all due respect, waging war is more than paying dues and respecting bureaucracy. rug May 2012 #4

He didn't wage the Middle Eastern wars, he inherited them cr8tvlde May 2012 #5

He was POTUS December 1, 2009. No one else. rug May 2012 #6

That's not why he did it, I don't think. The Generals gave their input (more! more!) and Biden gateley May 2012 #8

Interesting piece -- thanks! gateley May 2012 #7

It's difficult to understand why the NYTimes piece was written. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #9

It's an excerpt from a book gateley May 2012 #11

Ah, that explains it. Thanks. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #12

Thanks, rug. nt BlueIris May 2012 #10