What does Barack Obamas plan represent to the author?
a grave escalation
What did he argue in his televised speech?
a strategy of extended air strikes and use of local ground forces
What does the author thing Obama as shown repeatedly since 2008?
he is a reluctant warrior
Who also felt that he understood risks when he sent solgiers to Saigon in the early 1960s?
John F. Kennedy
Does the article say Obama came to office under a Mantle of peace?
Yes
Which of his predecessors does the article think Obama isn't much different than?
Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush
What did he say about U.S. primacy?
"the one constant in an uncertain world."
How was his tone on television when he said that?
nationalistic and bombastic
What extremest groups is his tying to deture?
ISIS terrorists
What does it say he iis doing like JFK?
felt that he understood the risks