"Virtually none of this is President Obama?s fault, of course. He inherited the heavy weight of this ball and chain, tethered to the bloated military and defense establishment which can never get enough and always wants more spending. President Obama came into office bearing the immense responsibilities of a foreign policy predicated on the notion that we must always be the world?s policeman, regardless of our national interest. This administration carries the heavy baggage of American historic manipulation and cohersion all around the globe (another word for this is ?imperialism?), in places where it clearly doesn?t belong, and where intervention actually made things worse.
But President Obama will certainly bear all the blame. His critics, so blind and raging with hatred, seem unwilling to conceed that there?s a hopeless short list of limited options for the United States right now when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Instead, they?ll aim for political brownie points, insisting the President is both soft and indecisive, without offering any viable alternatives to what can be done."
love this paragraph or two by Nolan
too bad more ppl didnt think like he does
world would be a better place