FWIW, no matter how much posturing any candidate does, the POTUS has no real power, other than waging war, in his position as CIC.
Funny thing about that, BHO is killing bad guys left and right by using unconventional weapons/methods. The chicken hawks find that distasteful, and would rather we had a division or three on the ground to take out the handful of radicals. I wonder if they would also fund the ~$1trillion it will take to take care of the wounded we have?
I think they will address the coming diabetes flood sooner that that, in other words, never. We live in a myopic country. We deserve what we get.