The Advantage of the Reluctant Warrior
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 12th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
The Advantage of the Reluctant Warrior
David Ignatius, RealClearPolitics
WASHINGTON — President Obama certainly didn’t go looking for another war in the Middle East. Indeed, he contorted himself almost to the breaking point to avoid one. But as he explained to the country Wednesday night, he had no choice but to respond with “strength and resolve” to the barbarous Islamic State that is ravaging Iraq and Syria. Obama’s decision to combat the Islamic State offers him a chance to reset American leadership and his own presidency after growing doubt at home and abroad about what, if anything, he was willing to fight for. His innate cautiousness is now actually a…