“This is not much more to him than an intellectual exercise in differing theories. He is failing his first obligation to protect and defend the people.”
Excellent point. Do we dare to take it a step further and ponder whether the man may actually want America to fail in Afghanistan and Iraq? His radical past would suggest that that may be the case.
Heaven Help Us!
I don’t know, it’s such a radical idea that it’s hard to contemplate. To make that leap, I would have to assume he grasps the concepts of military victory vs. military defeat. I’m not inclined to make such a leap.
We always have to keep this in mind- the president does not think of this country as a great, exceptional or remarkable nation. It’s not easy, therefore, for us to be ABLE to see his point of view(s).