Originally Posted by Guest

You know, what bothers me is something that I would think would just be inherent and easy to do.

When the President submitted a new AUMF to congress, they were a bit shocked at the looseness in it.

"The “intentionally fuzzy” language in the resolution, as White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest has referred to it, has created far more questions for members of Congress than answers. In fact, the draft is not only getting picked apart by lawmakers, but trashed as insufficient to the monumental task at hand or so vague to render any limits on military force irrelevant.

Republicans like Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (Tenn.) and Sens. John McCain (Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), and Marco Rubio (Fla.) are vastly disappointed that Obama intentionally limited his own authority to conduct a war that every serious national security expert in the United States labels a top-tier challenge."

The AUMF: Obama fails to get Congress on his side | TheHill

Now, after Kerry, et all were unable to answer the congress's specific questions, it is now a political football. As planned the WH says that congress was inept in not passing it, but he knew exactly why it was not passed. He is now using this to attack the other party. Is he holding back to use all of this for politics ? I do not know...we will see.

Here is what has bothered me. The President of the United States never talk to the american people about this. When Ramadi went down, he simply said "we are not losing". That was it. I cannot imagine a President saying something like that to the american people in any situation but as a quick response to a question just boggles my mind.

Are we, the american people, just to flounder here. yes! Confirmed by almost 7 years of do nothing.

Wonder what he is doing or not doing ? Enjoying the high life while he has it.
Does he have plans to try and lift the spirits in the country, and as anyone who read knows his party is also getting antsy. ? Is this not part of the President job, i.e.., advise us what is happening ON A NON POLITICAL STAGE, and to pass some confidence on ? WHY is he not doing this is my question.