The Perils of Being Commander in Chief

washingtonpost.com — One of the common complaints of George W. Bush's presidency was his tendency to politicize the military and turn troops into props. Obama's fondness for audiences in uniform is not yet in the same category as his predecessor's. Still, Obama's flirtation with military imagery should be of concern to his allies on the left, who are already unhappy with the hawkish direction his Afghanistan policy has taken.

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