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Will you indulge me in a little thought experiment? Strictly for the Obama supporters... Over the last term only, what is something he got wrong?

Posted by Name Withheld by Request (aka BlueKopo) Feb 24 '16, 10:27

I'm legit curious what the consensus would be on that question. And I'm looking for actionable decisions. Not "Didn't close Guantanamo despite promising to in 2008..." kinda thing.

Responses:

G. Bay -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 11:23
Drones, VA, lack of action on gun control -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 24, 11:17
Veterans Affairs hospitals. -- nm - Max Feb 24, 11:04
The VA is a horrible place both in practical ways and by reputation. He's had 7 years to fix this. -- nm - Inigo Feb 24, 11:03 5
- Republicans have blocked or voted down everything....*EVERYTHING * -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 14:19
- yep - the VA's a mess and it's embarrassing. -- nm - Diva Feb 24, 11:13
- Good answer. Related: is there anywhere in there world held up as an example of best practice for veterans healthcare? -- nm - Roger More Feb 24, 11:09 2
  - from 2011 -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 24, 11:12 1
    - Thanks, but I was thinking less about the amount of benefits, and more about the quality of how the benefits are delivered. - Roger More Feb 24, 11:26
A policy he got wrong, or a strategy? - Roger More Feb 24, 11:02 1
- Oh, and Obamacare implementation. -- nm - Roger More Feb 24, 11:02
Should've stayed out of Libya and Yemen entirely. -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 10:57
Drone strike murders...not that I have a better solution. -- nm - David Feb 24, 10:54
trying to work with the GOP. -- nm - Diva Feb 24, 10:53 1
- that was the first term, 2nd term they were in full scorched earth mode -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 11:22
The lack of oversight for Iran -- nm - Epiphany Feb 24, 10:49
The red line in Syria is substantial. - Will Hunting Feb 24, 10:49
The Syria red line is probably the worst, but that's minor. Given the political - TWuG Feb 24, 10:34
dithering on Syria and not supporting vetted opposition groups sooner and with what they needed. - Mel Profit Feb 24, 10:33 4
- We did try and it became clear that facts on the ground meant groups we would - TWuG Feb 24, 10:38 3
  - I disagree slightly... - Mel Profit Feb 24, 10:53 2
    - "But what we never did was get enough covert services in the country to really start getting to know each of the groups" - Max Feb 24, 10:58 1
      - I think Bush I was afraid of the Vietnam Syndrome. - Mel Profit Feb 24, 11:19
drawing the red line in Syria was probably a foreign policy decision he would take back if he could -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 24, 10:31
The one that comes to mind first is TPP. I'm not an expert on it, but I feel like I've read way more progressives making a case against it than for it -- nm - mara Feb 24, 10:29 2
- This. -- nm - Krusty Feb 24, 10:58
- I agree with mara. - ReluctantCynic Feb 24, 10:56
I can't think of any other than an impulse to say "crush ISIS" but objectively that seems a lot easier said than done. -- nm - Max Feb 24, 10:29
Agreeing to the sequester -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 10:28

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