President Obama spoke to the American Legion’s annual convention today. Bridget Johnson wrote up the president’s remarks, which were notable for a couple of things. Obama seems determined not to use the US military against the Islamic State, no matter what. He told the veterans group that no US troops would be involved in ground combat against the Islamist force.
The speech was also notable for the tepid response that the president received from the group. Grabien has compiled a montage of the polite applause that Obama received.
The American Legion is a veterans group, and as such, tends to be conservative. Obama could not rely on his usual applause lines in which he turns insult comic against Republicans. The Legion is not a group that is impressed by celebrity. Obama was obviously far out of his element today.
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