In addition , citizens , even earnest ones , are often reluctant -- and sometimes ill-equipped -- to weigh seriously how the outcome of such conflicts might affect America 's long-term national security interests . David Rothkopf : Polls say Americans want to nuclear strike and welcome hearings . He calls the foreign policy on polls dangerous for a leader who must protect U.S. interests . He says Americans often do n't see implications of inaction . Obama : Obama has authority and cause to act whether there is broad support for him or not .
David Rothkopf : Polls say Americans want to nuclear strike and welcome hearings . He calls the foreign policy on polls dangerous for a leader who must protect U.S. interests . He says Americans often do n't see implications of inaction . Obama : Obama has authority and cause to act whether there is broad support for him or not .