“While his anger was palpable”
It’s hard to take a journalist seriously when he interprets someone’s emotion as a leading element of his article. Especially if that someone is versed in selling their outrage and then immediately goes off and plays golf. You could say this if Obama had flown back to DC to meet with military advisors. But Obama has demonstrated time and again he’s sociopathic rather than empathic. His words and his acted-out body language mean nothing. They thrown out like an octopus’ protective ink cloud just to hide the real man.
I disagree, Obama is very empathic. He knows exactly how the common rabble feels and what to say. He just doesn’t care personally, and figures the press will bail him out if he says the right words.