I believe Obama is going to go down in history as one of the most militaristic presidents in US history. That's a very, very sad legacy.
@TimothyS You think? I mean, LBJ isn't held fully responsible for his militarism, bc it doesn't accord w/hippie Dem meme.
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@emptywheel He'll rank up there with LBJ. both had solid, progressive domestic agendas but were super militarists in Asia. -
@TimothyS He'll have a worse rap, prolly. Bc LBJ was followed by Nixon, which made him escape lots of blame. But Obama followed Bush. -
@emptywheel Very weird congruence there. -
@TimothyS@emptywheel I am surprised at the idea LBJ is not held fully responsible 4 his militarism - maybe only to us who were of age then. -
@Rick_Geissal I clearly was not. As GenXer (who remembers asking mom where Cambodia was), gotta go out of way to learn abt LBJ@TimothyS -
@emptywheel@TimothyS I believe you; it just seems so weird to me who lived thru the demonstrations, his resignation, draft resistance. '68 -
@Rick_Geissal It's weird to me too. But then it's weird that many people today underestimate the belligerence of Obama.@TimothyS -
@emptywheel@TimothyS Absolutely agree.
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