Perspective for Dummies

Perspective (noun): (a) a way of regarding situations or facts, and judging their relative importance. (b) the proper or accurate point of view or the ability to see it; objectivity. That's the Dictionary.com definition. I'd only add (c) a word or concept wholly alien to most pundits and much of the mainstream media.

We've heard much jawboning from the right about President Obama's alleged "dithering" on Libya. In his big speech on the coalition action tonight, the Commander in Chief set everybody straight:

"To summarize, then: in just one month, the United States has worked with our international partners to mobilize a broad coalition, secure an international mandate to protect civilians, stop an advancing army, prevent a massacre, and establish a No Fly Zone with our allies and partners. To lend some perspective on how rapidly this military and diplomatic response came together, when people were being brutalized in Bosnia in the 1990s, it took the international community more than a year to intervene with air power to protect civilians."

For the math-challenged, that's 365 days verses 31. Any questions? Thanks for clearing this matter up, Mr. President. Somebody needed to.