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hey now, the blame for Guantanomo not being closed falls directly on congressional republicans, not on Obama's lack of trying. this is the case for most of his
by tokipin 10y ago
hey now, the blame for Guantanomo not being closed falls directly on congressional republicans, not on Obama's lack of trying. this is the case for most of his failed endeavors (nominating court justices ring a bell?). there's plenty of stuff he does deserve blame for. most notable i think is that although he effectively ended the Iraq war, he rescinded his decision to end the Afghanistan war in 2014. regardless, Obama and Trump are not in the same category in any respect, not even as politicians.
- digler999 10y agoYou reinforce my point. The blame for what goes on in Washington does not fall on the president! The older I get the more I think "commander in chief" is just a fancy title for "talking bobble head". We're not electing a leader. We're electing a media personality.
- dredmorbius 10y agoThe President of the United States is not commander in chief of the country or even the government. He is commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States US Constitution, Art 2. Sec 2. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleii#section2 https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleii#section2