But, in the meantime, the President has to look strong and reasonable and tout the progress, and explain how there wasn't really time to go to Congress with so many lives at stake. Wars tend to mobilize pubic opinion. They make presidents appear decisive, especially in their early days. And in this case , they blow other issues--like the deficits the Republicans want to focus on, out of the water.
There is a method to this madness. Obama plays his commander in chief card since he has dealt so many others away. Also lost in the news are his two other wars, in Afghanistan, and yes, in Iraq.
In the run-up to the BIG speech, the Washington Post reports: "As the president keeps the White House press corps at a distance, he has sat for interviews with their colleagues from local stations -- with sometimes illuminating results."
Illuminate me, Barack, Illuminate Me.
News Dissector Danny Schechter blogs at newsdissector.com/blog. His latest film is Plunder the Crime of our Time. Comments welcome.
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