[Former Proud Canadian]

You might be right, but does he have commanders in place who are willing to order US pilots to down IAF planes?

Are US pilots willing to carry out those orders? Where would that leave Obama with the Jewish vote?

[mkjessup]

You might be right, but does he have commanders in place who are willing to order US pilots to down IAF planes?

THAT my FRiend is the proverbial $64 question.

Are US pilots willing to carry out those orders? Where would that leave Obama with the Jewish vote?

Quite frankly, a substantial number of self-loathing U.S. Jews who would vote for 0bama even if during a visit to Israel, they had to climb out of a radioactive bomb shelter in Tel Aviv to cast their absentee ballots.

[arthurus]

Patriotic commanders have probably already been replaced by “reliable” officers. This is a thing Democrat Presidents do whether they are planning a war or not. Leftists always fear and mistrust the military. Clinton did it more spectacularly than other Democrats have done and purged all the services. That is why it took so long to get traction in Iraq. There was not an experienced and competent officer corps to wage the war. The success that came after the “surge” was because a new battle experienced and competent officer corps had had time to rise in the ranks and take charge.

[M. Thatcher]

does he have commanders in place who are willing to order US pilots to down IAF planes? Are US pilots willing to carry out those orders? Where would that leave Obama with the Jewish vote?

Yes, yes, and unchanged.