For much of his presidency, President Obama has benefited from an overprotective news media that keeps looking the other way and won't confront him.  Can you say Benghazi or the IRS? Also, the Obama White House has used the "let's show outrage, do nothing, and hope that people will forget" approach to difficult problems.   Can you say "Fast & Furious" or the awful ObamaCare roll out. He can't pull that off in Iraq.  First, he does not control events, especially now that Baghdad is next.  You can't put a pretty face on terrorists taking over an Iraq refinery.     Second, Iraq is just the beginning. Jordan could be next.  The whole region is watching this army of terrorists march from Syria to Iraq without any opposition. It puts President Obama and the Democrats in a terrible situation, as liberals like Nicholas Kristoff points out: "I’m flinching at a painful...(Read Full Post)