Editorial Critique

The editorial I choose to read was regarding the recent challenges our president has had to face moving forward with action against jihadists in Iraq and Syria. The Dallas Morning News has brought to light, what I think to be, a very important issue. The United States people have never had a say in any of the decisions about how to handle our situation or the steps we should take. I myself never even thought twice about it honestly, if Obama says we should start with air strikes then I think it is the right thing. Not because I am blindly following him, but because I didn't know about the War Powers Resolution. They boldly point out that this could very easily turn into a full blow war yet the legislative branch has never been convened regarding this. I think this writer has done a fantastic job creating doubt among their readers. Not only do they make you second guess whether we are heading into a war or not, they also make you second guess the presidents intentions. The mentioning of reelections was brilliant; would they really use these acts of terrorism to turn votes in their favor? Many questions arise after reading this article and that is obviously the writers goal here. Is Obama taking the responsibility that he should? Are we headed to a full on war? What say should we the people have in this? The writer has targeted a reader that is very much your everyday American. They don't go into any right or left sided political view so they have stayed very neutral, as to not raise a political debate, but an ethical one. I feel that this was a very well written editorial and that the author did an awesome job getting their point across without seeming pushy or demanding.