The New York Times published an article Jan. 10 titled, “The Label Factor: Is Obama a Wimp or a Warrior?”
When Bill O’Reilly says that, it isn’t news. When The New York Times asks that question, U.S. President Barack Obama has serious problems, and those problems can have geopolitical consequences.
When a U.S. president is on the defensive and the charge is that he’s a wimp, he tends to react. President John F. Kennedy used the Cuban missile crisis to his political advantage.
President George H. W. Bush 41 was accused of being a wimp. He responded with Desert Storm.
President Jimmy Carter, accused of weakness during the Iran hostage crisis, attempted an ill-fated rescue attempt.
The one thing presidents cannot stand is to be perceived as weak. It can kill their presidency. The New York Times is at the core of Obama’s constituency. If it raises the question, he has problems. The question is, how will he react? He could respond to Yemen, or possibly Iran. Or he might resist the temptation to respond.
Hmmmmmm?
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