The Syria cris is the first issue I have not supported Obama on

[Happyhippychick]

I definitely err on the side of adoration of our President. I am disappointed he hasn't ended the wars or done more for global warming but I have never been angry with him. The past weeks I've been furious that he wanted to strike Syria and absolutely disgusted with John Kerry.

If this diplomatic thing works I will gladly eat crow. And I won't doubt him again.

[DontTreadOnMe]

1. Sounds like a reasonable response.

People who labeled Obama as a warmonger do not understand international negotiations.

When you have the BEST military on the planet, you USE it to negotiate.

[Reiyuki]

2. History repeats itself

Same thing happened to Bush when his guys pushed the Immigration/Amnesty bill in 2006. Republicans fought tooth-and-nail and got it killed. Afterward, a coordinated anti-establishment 'tea party' began to gain popularity.

I wonder what the Democrat version of this will end up being called.

[eissa]

3. Me too, and I hope it's the last

I hated being put in this position. I hated seeing what I thought was a progressive president acting like a neocon. I hated being on the same side as my teabagger representative and family. I hated taking such a vocal stance against a president I had until recently so strongly supported. I hated agreeing with right-wing FB friends. But he was so wrong on this I simply had no choice. I feel that strongly about war. I hope he makes up some ground with his base soon. Our faith needs to be restored.