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Friedersdorf disappointed that Obama governs like an American president
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Friedersdorf disappointed that Obama governs like an American president

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Carl Beijer
Nov 04, 2014
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For the paradigm example of Conor Friedersdorf’s critique of the Obama Presidency, skip down to grievance number five:

Obama took…actions that set extremely dangerous precedents…he waged a war of choice in Libya without permission from Congress.

There is no universe in which this works as an Obama precedent. The military actions that presidents have autho…

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