From the WASHINGTON POST:
…“What is said on the campaign trail — those folks don’t have a lot of responsibilities,” [President Barack Obama] said. “They are not commander in chief. When I see the casualness with which those folks talk about war, I am reminded of the costs involved in war.”
Speaking hours after three of the Republican candidates addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on the need to harden the U.S. posture toward Iran, Obama said that “those who are . . . beating the drums of war should explain clearly to the American people what they think the costs and benefits would be.”
Typically, he added, “it’s not the folks who are popping off who pay the price. It’s these incredible men and women in uniform and their families who pay the price.”
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