Boots or not

Even, the most staunch, Obama supporters are beginning to wonder what is going on. Back in 2011 The President said, “We’re leaving behind a stable and self-reliant Iraq”. Vice President Biden chimed in calling Iraq, “one of the great achievements of this administration”. With great fanfare The President said he promised to end the war in Iraq and he did it. It is easy to understand Obama’s hesitancy to re-enter Iraq and why there is so much confusion within the administration. He says that ISIS will be destroyed but not with US troops on the ground. Military experts across the political spectrum say that is not likely to happen. Secretary of State Kerry says we are not at war but White house after weeks of hedging says we are. Chairman of the Joint Chief’s says we will put boots on the ground if the situation warrants. Two years ago Obama was urged by his advisors to arm the rebels in Syria and he refused. Two weeks ago he was once again urged and he said they were just a bunch of pharmacist and farmers and it would be folly to arm them. This week he announced that we would arm and train the rebels and they would be our boots on the ground. Experts of every sort are saying this will not work but the congress just approved 500 million dollars to train these people. The President is under pressure to do something that in his heart he does not want to do and it shows and our allies see this uncertainty and they are questioning our commitment. The usual cadre of democrats who normally speak up when it comes to war are now strangely silent.