Our Founding Fathers understood that people did not come from the same character mold. While some were honest and dependable, others were unscrupulous; therefore, they created checks and balances. A constitutional crisis can result when the chief executive, like our current one, is both unscrupulous and sidesteps the checks and balances inherent in our Constitution.
It is an understatement to say Obama is unscrupulous.
Let’s consider two recent incidents. In September, Obama said, “I want to be clear: The American forces that will be deployed to Iraq do not and will not have a combat mission.” Yet, we learn Apache helicopters will be flying combat missions from the Tehran airport, drones are flying assassination missions, and fighter aircraft are delivering all sorts of munitions. Also, Defense Secretary Hagel said the 1,500 military advisers on the ground would receive combat pay.
Why would our military forces be deployed to a dangerous part of the world where Islamic fanatics want to kill Americans and deny freedom to a country of vital national interest to the United States? Any lieutenant could answer: to kill people and break things. That is what they are trained and equipped to do. Call it what you want, but it is combat.
Obama is between a rock and hard place in Iraq. Against the advice of senior military leaders, he pulled our military forces from Iraq to appease his far left political base. As predicted, the resulting vacuum allowed radical Islamic fascist groups like ISIS to move in. Now he needs the military to minimize the damage, but he can’t call the mission what it is. So, he chooses the coward’s path and lies, assuming that an obliging mainsteam news media will provide cover as it has the last six years.