Based on the intensity of the reaction to the President’s decision to involve our military in the going’s on in Libya, I really wonder if he didn’t just cost himself the election? Note, I’m not talking about the usual critics- this time the critics are his supporters. Generally, outside of the sorts who I would expect to defend any decision the current President makes (and even from that group, I’ve been surprised at the lack of support) no one likes this decision and no one is bending over backwards to defend it.
Personally, I don’t know if his decision is a sound one. I’m inclined to believe it isn’t- after all, what’s the strategic value of it from our perspective? I’ve yet to see anything plausible. The only thing I can think is the old “unknown unknowns.” That is, the President and his advisors are surely in possession of intel which we are not and that information is the basis for the action. It’s admittedly thin gruel, but that’s about all there can be at this point.