Plusieurs craignaient qu'Obama ne soit trop mou face aux probabilités d'utiliser les armes contre certains pays ou encore qu'il soit incapable d'être un bon Commander in chief. Pourtant la chute du régime Kadhafi représente une petite victoire pour lui. Contrairement à ce qu'avançaient ses adversaires, il étonne. Cependant la situation globale demeure précaire et le Président évite de pavoiser...
"The ouster of Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi represents yet another military victory for a president long cast as a gun-shy liberal uncomfortable with the use of force. But while Obama has claimed credit for his individual successes – and has mentioned the killing of Osama bin Laden at campaign events – he has never fully embraced the role of a president at war.
Despite defining moments that include the NATO-led air assault on Libya, the decision to increase troop strength in Afghanistan and the daring special forces raid that killed Bin Laden, Obama and his advisers still appear almost resigned to the fact that it will be the economy, not his national security record, that defines his presidency and his fight for reelection.
“The big picture with President Obama is that he demonstrates that a civilian without military experience can be an exceptional commander-in-chief,” said former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, a Democrat who served on the 9/11 Commission.
But Kerrey, a Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, noted that Obama “doesn’t particularly define himself as a war president because he’s trying to shift attention to issues that are, in the long term, a lot more important.”"
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