“Uhh – why would you think Obama would be different than Bush on this matter? It was one of his most hawkish stances during the campaign. Weren’t you paying attention – or was it bad research for this article?”
The thing is Mike that a lot of people said they were voting for Obama or supported Obama (particularly those from outside the US) because he was ‘anti-war’, ‘not a warmonger’, would ‘talk rather than kill’ etc. I heard these sentiments expressed time and again on the radio or in conversations in the UK.
It’s not that the OP wasn’t paying attention, it’s that many people who supported Obama weren’t. They refuse to listen when you explain to them why Obama’s stated views on this kind of subject are different from the views they claim he has.
In the last month I’ve heard the same thing about Obama’s supposed views on Israel’s right to defend itself.
Obama cannot possibly live up to the expectations people have invested in him. He’s never expressed a view on half of the things people are claiming he believes. He will end up being even more hated in certain circles than George W. Bush. Disappointment and disillusionment create the strongest negative feelings because people feel betrayed.
I hope I’m wrong about that, I really do, but I don’t think I will be.
