Since the height of Vietnam the liberal/progressive/socialist/democrat cabal has grossly misunderstood the American military on multiple levels.
First, the American military is a product of the American people. The recent change in how activity duty and retired vets are treated clearly show this. No more scant looks and snide comments; now its thank you for your service. The general populace has taken ownership of their military composed of their children.
Second, you don’t use the military to send messages. Doing so means the State Department has failed in their duties. When you send in the military they are there to break things and hurt people to inform the other side, and the rest of the world, you really don’t want to piss the US off - the costs are too high.
Third, and finally, without a strong military you have nothing to work with when it comes to international diplomacy. After all, how many nations fear the Dutch whe they are operating without close in American military support?
The Emperor is doing nothing more than repeating the mistakes, some times writ large, of LBJ, Carter, and Billy Boy. And like Carter, he is opposed by a strong(er) Russia headed by a confident leader.
Obombster’s incompetence is getting more and more embarrassing, not to mention the threat he is to ntl security.
The buzz is the military were given 50 separate orders (I guess Valerie couldn’t make up her mind).
Things got worse when China and Russia stared exchanging recipes w/ Assad for “Obamaburgers” ....... add a hint of soy sauce, serve with a side of sauerkraut, fried rice, and Beluga caviar.