Peters: Cameron Has Will but Not the Power; Obama Has the Power but Not the Will

‘I fear that the president is using this need to build a coalition ... as an excuse not to take action, and action is needed now against Islamic state’

PETERS: “The contrast here is that Prime Minister Cameron has the will, but not the power. President Obama has the power, but not the will. So while I’m glad for the forceful statements, forceful statements don’t change the world …  I fear that the president is using this need to build a coalition, the need to establish a unity-governed Baghdad -- which is not going to happen in a meaningful way -- he’s using all this as an excuse not to take action. And action is needed now against the Islamic state. And, oh, by the way, there’s a problem in Ukraine too."

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