During his second term in the Oval Office, President Obama has become increasingly risk averse. Yet, he seems poised to embark on one his riskiest foreign ventures yet: directly intervening in the Syrian civil war with U.S. military force. We’ve seen this unfold before: presidents who try to duck the responsibility of leadership often wind up finding themselves led by events and forced to respond, flailingly, under awkward circumstances. Jimmy Carter experienced this problem. Having been pushed around the world stage, he struggled for ways not to look weak. Read more: foxnews/opinion/2013/08/30/truth-about-obama-plan-to-attack-syria/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell#ixzz2dkNnidnS
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:52:45 +0000