Obama's maddening silence

I said this yesterday, but I'd accidentally left the comments off, and I want to see what you people think about this. I am absolutely ready to punch the wall over the fact that Obama hasn't spoken to the American people about the Libya exercise. You're a president. You launch a war. Granted it's not much of a war. But you are sending Americans into a position where they might die. And you don't go on television and explain to the American people why you've made this decision? One more time: you don't go on television and explain to the American people why you've made this decision? I find this incomprehensible. Reagan sent troops into Grenada on October 25, 1983. Two nights later, he was on television explaining why . Bush Sr. ordered strikes on Panama that began on December 19, 1990. The next night, he was on TV explaining why . This is really, truly unbelievable to me, and the worst thing Obama has done as president (previous winner: his extremely ill-considered comment about the "stupid" Cambridge police). This Libya action is already not very popular . Well, uh...maybe people would be helped if their president went on television and told them what we're doing there. Sheesh. God forbid a handful of soldiers die when their copter is shot down or something. Then, he'll go on TV. Then, it will be too late. I admire aspects of the way Obama has handled this situation. Waiting for the Arab League's assent and making the US part of a genuine multilateral force is a step forward in historical terms. Enforcing "responsibility to protect" is a good thing. But when you send soldiers off to fight, you have to tell the American people why. I'm just flabbergasted.