The Obama campaigning begins at the expense of the military.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/06/sources-obama-administration-to-drop-troop-levels-in-iraq-to-3000/

And the Obama campaigning begins. Ignore what’s best for the country and the military and secure those liberal votes. This won’t, literally, blow up in our faces until after the election so why would Obama care?