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Originally Posted by Roger
There will always be someone claiming Obama did or did not do something they want or don't want him to do. Check your's bias at the door, however. Love him or hate him, he's still as much president as GW was and is motivated by the same realities. Of course he said Go or it wouldn't have gone, outside second-guessers not withstanding. You all know how the NCA works. So far Obama has stayed the course in Iraq, remained and upgraded Afghanistan, kept Gitmo open, and several other things reality dictated. For that I'm glad; it shows he can recognize truth when he see's it and change his position. He still plays politics and he still isn't who I'll be voting for - mainly due to who he'll bring with him - but he's doing better now than when he first came in. I believe in credit where credits due. I just hope he enjoys his 4 years. You don't have to agree with everything a president does - just support him as President and not undermine him like was done to GW. The jobs hard enough as it is.
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With respect, I appreciate how your post highlights the fact that there are continuities from one president to another that belie campaign rhetoric and political posturing. IMO, the current president could have saved himself--and the nation--a lot of heartache had he not sounded the horn of "change" so loudly. The mantra generated unrealistic expectations among his base and additional concerns among his opposition.
MOO, you also raise a valid contrast between the unyielding criticism Bush the Younger received and the ongoing criticism of his successor.
However, I respectfully disagree with your assessment that the current president "is motivated by the same realities" as Bush the Younger. Specifically, the current president, IMO,
still does not see the war on terrorism as a war (global or otherwise).