Man of War -- Newsweek
How does Barack Obama differ as a commander in chief from his swaggering predecessor?
A lot less than you might think.
The election of Barack Obama, according to critics and admirers alike, ushered in a new era in American foreign policy. Perhaps. But it did not usher in a new era in American warfare. Under Obama, we fight in much the same way that we did under his predecessor—for similar reasons, with similar justifications. Strip away the soaring rhetoric and you begin to discover what probably we should have known from the start: when it comes to war, presidents do what they think they must.
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My Comment: For as long as I have been around, Democrats have always been critical of war policy .... until their own man is in the White House. This is why all the anti-war demonstrations, criticism from the media/academia/cultural elite .... everything has all but disappeared since 2008.
But in the event that there is a change in the White House in 2012 .... and our wars are continuing (which they will) .... I can guarantee one thing .... these critics and the anti-war movement will be back.