Despite broad public support , Obama 's campaign against ISIS undercuts his image as a leader committed to war . When he accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 -- awarded for fostering a `` new climate '' in international relations Obama hit the war in Iraq as ` ` dumb '' while running for president , but was never viewed as a true foreign policy leader . Obama is now the fourth - straight president to lead an air campaign over Iraq .
Despite broad public support , Obama 's campaign against ISIS undercuts his image as a leader committed to war . Obama hit the war in Iraq as ` ` dumb '' while running for president , but was never viewed as a true foreign policy leader . Obama is now the fourth - straight president to lead an air campaign over Iraq .