THINKIN’ OF LINCOLN
23rd June 2011
Against the advice of his military commanders, Obama announced a drawdown of forces on a transparently political timetable — the timetable of American presidential politics.
I don’t profess to know the right thing to do, but whatever it is, that ain’t it. And placing the context of the drawdown on the need for “nation building” at home: that’s not right either. It makes me want to say that nation building at home will begin with the departure of Obama from office.
National interest? Who cares? What’s important is Democrats hanging on to power….