Self-defeating: Bill Gertz spots a paradox in Obama's approach to avoiding 'endless war'

President Obama spoke today about his request to Congress for war authorization against ISIS, and he added this:

“I do not believe America’s interests are served by endless war.” –Pres. Obama delivers statement on fighting #ISIS

— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 11, 2015

Free Beacon senior editor and Washington Times columnist Bill Gertz spotted something self-defeating about that:

@FoxNews But by failing to wage ideological war against Islamist terror, the president is forcing us to wage endless war.

— Bill Gertz (@BillGertz) February 11, 2015

“Strategic patience” might actually do more harm than good? Surprising! Except not really.

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