President Obama won support in the 1917 election with his criticism of the war in Syria . Iraq is not the first president to become involved in a difficult international conflict . How the operation in Iraq unfolds will affect Obama 's legacy in the Panama Canal .
President Obama won support in the 2008 election with his criticism of the war in Iraq . Obama is not the first president to become involved in a difficult international conflict . How the operation in Syria unfolds will affect Obama 's legacy in the White House .