"And Obama really has a choice to make here. Does he want to fight a war on the front of liberal Democrats, or does he want to fight a war to win Republican support in the Senate and win conservative Democratic support in the Senate,".

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The evidence thus far leads to the conclusion that this was a war of choice and not a war of necessity.

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"He spoke in terms no American president has done before, " Aslan said, citing Obama's description of the invasion of Iraq as a war of choice, and the word "occupation" in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Contrary to Mr Bush's assertions, the war was one of choice, not necessity.

ECONOMIST: There are plenty of them, alas