so much for draining the swamp

[oncemoreuntothejimbreech]

(11-16-2016, 03:40 AM)JustWinBaby Wrote: Because it's obvious from what Obama said himself - it's different when you're actually sitting in the chair (his response to a question when asked why he had gone back on or hadn't followed thru on some campaign promises).

And from a practical standpoint, you can't have effective foreign policy if you're having major shifts every 4-8 years.  Career staffers have decades studying their field of expertise - there's no way any POTUS is going to have 1/10th the native knowledge.

Obama's reaction when he realized what could happen if he gave due process to detainees held indefinitely without due process.