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"This was not the speech of a man who thinks of himself as a war president."
The Corner on National Review Online —
... Tuesday, February 24, 2009 [image] "This was not the speech of a man who thinks of himself as a war president." Bill Kristol on the foreign-policy portion of the Obama speech. ...
Doesn't He Know There's a War On?
Weekly Standard Blog —
... its nuclear program does not?
This was not the speech of a man who even contemplates the possibility of using force within the next year to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. This was not the speech of a man who thinks America needs to be reminded about the dangers out there in the world, because Americans might have to be summoned to deal with them. This was not the speech of a man who thinks of himself as a war president.
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Shorter Bill Kristol
Sadly, No! —
Not a War President
Obama spent so much time talking about the economy and barely mentioned my wars! My precious, precious wars! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. ...
Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos —
... to know when to cheer, when to stand up, when to keep still -- confusion reigned, no? Robert G. Kaiser: Wasn't that fascinating? I saw a real change as the speech unfolded. Initially the Republicans tried to sit on their hands and avoid cheering for things they disapproved of. But I sensed that as the speech went on they must have realized that he was effectively reaching his audience, and began to act as though they felt they should join the cheering. Bill Kristol: This was not the speech of a man who thinks of himself as a ...
War pathology
The Reaction —
... William Kristol, writing from his new digs at the Washington Post, complains that President Obama didn't talk about the wars he so energetically neo-conned for the last administration. ...
Bill Kristol
Sister Toldjah —
Obama is not a war president
And There Was Much Wailing
N/A —
... Nothing sucks more than being out of power. That doesn’t mean Obama critics are out of outrage. War loving William Kristol says Obama is not a war president. And ...
Kristol: Obama no war president
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Bill Kristol takes exception today not with what Barack Obama said in his quasi-State of the Union speech last night, but for what he didn’t say. Obama called us a “nation at war” for the past seven years, but then curiously forgot to mention that he had just increased troop levels on one front while neglecting to mention that he has begun considering a significant withdrawal from the other. Shouldn’t a president of a nation at war discuss that with Congress in his first joint session? Obama did say he’s “carefully reviewing our policies in both wars.” “War” is just one ...
Kristol is as Kristol does
Political Animal —
... earlier about President Obama facing at least some pushback for putting the economy in front of foreign affairs in his address to Congress. I should have realized similar criticism from Bill Kristol wouldn't be far behind. Kristol, now a contributor to Time the New York Times the Washington Post , argues today that the president only devoted a "few sentences" to foreign policy last night, adding, "The treatment of foreign policy was perfunctory at best." That's a subjective question, I suppose, but Obama ...
Always-wrong columnist maintains perfect record
WTF Is It Now?!? —
World's greatest political mind... oh fuck it. Neocon hack Bill Kristol thinks Obama didn't mention "war" enough last night, or even try all that hard to scare the bejeebus out of America by mentioning the possibility of another 9/11. ...
