March 27, 2011
ONLY THE LEFT AND RIGHT DIDN'T REALIZE...:
The left goes to war (Dick Polman, 3/27/11, Philadelphia Inquirer)
I wonder how many liberals would've voted for Barack Obama if he had stumped the nation with this campaign vow:"We're fighting two wars, but as president I pledge to change that policy by ordering up a third. And I will do so by exercising the prerogatives of the imperial presidency. George W. Bush felt it was necessary to get congressional authorization for the war in Iraq, but I will do him one better. When I launch our third intervention, I pledge to inform the members of Congress only when it's too late for them to do anything about it. Thank you very much!"
But that's where we are today, in the wake of the American-led air strikes in Libya, amid strong indications - I know this will come as a shock - that the mission, which is being conducted in what a top U.S. military official calls "an extremely complex and difficult environment," may take a wee bit longer than originally envisioned. Which explains the current liberal angst. Some on the left are muttering about President Obama in rhetorical language previously reserved for the likes of Bush and Richard Nixon.
....this was the inevitable outcome once he was elected.
Posted by oj at March 27, 2011 7:32 AM
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