Yet , even in that context , the words came across as arrogant , condescending and not at all becoming a statesman . Tara Wall : Eric Holder 's remark that we 're a `` nation of cowards '' was wrong . The President has the authority to use military force against Al Qaeda and its affiliates in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. Instead of hope , she says , Holder offered anger and resentment . Obama has urged Americans to focus on the racial progress that 's occurred .
Tara Wall : Eric Holder 's remark that we 're a `` nation of cowards '' was wrong . The President has the authority to use military force against Al Qaeda and its affiliates in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. Instead of hope , she says , Holder offered anger and resentment . Obama has urged Americans to focus on the racial progress that 's occurred .