There are two possible answers and they're not mutually exclusive - he never meant a word of it and/or he was so surrounded by neocons that he was unable to push back. Personally, I'd go for 'lame duck president with no substance'. In any case, Democrats don't have a good record when it comes to military adventures abroad.
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Date: 2016-12-09 08:48 am (UTC)Yes, I'm exceptionally cynical.