If Obama had been CinC on Dec. 8, 1941, he would have declared war, and then pledged to shut down the war in June, 1943. Moreover, he would have most likely blamed the war on his predecessor, calling him "a rich, white Hyde-Park Cowboy." This, all after begging Tojo and Hitler to unclench their fists while delivering disparaging statements against the U.S. in speeches made in capitols foreign.