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> As kids were being bombed in the Middle east and he sent the IRS after his political enemies. How is that relevant to Obama's method for handling criticism?
by hackyhacky 1y ago
> As kids were being bombed in the Middle east and he sent the IRS after his political enemies.
How is that relevant to Obama's method for handling criticism?
- burnt-resistor 1y agoIt's important to deconflate interpersonal vs. administrative deficiencies. In some ways, Obama capitulated to the JSOC endless kill-lists and endorsement of militarist projects to appear "strong" in an administrative sense. He could've ended the ineffective, expensive barbarism but didn't have the leadership initiative and/or political capital to do so.
- hackyhacky 1y ago> It's important to deconflate interpersonal vs. administrative deficiencies. In some ways, Obama capitulated to the JSOC endless kill-lists and endorsement of militarist projects to appear "strong" in an administrative sense. He could've ended the ineffective, expensive barbarism but didn't have the leadership initiative and/or political capital to do so. I'd say your interpretation of events requires a lot of unjustified analysis of Obama's mental state, without any supporting evidence.