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 . ( CNN ) -- President Obama looked uncomfortable as he stood before the nation on Saturday , announcing that he would ask for a congressional resolution of support to use limited force in Syria . In fact, he was criticized for being too passive during the Vietnam War, and also didn't intervene militarily when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait after 9/11.
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 . In fact, he was criticized for being too passive during the Vietnam War, and also didn't intervene militarily when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait after 9/11.