Consider the premise. Does the hypothesis directly oppose it? Premise: So he clearly found a way to project a bandwagon of strength without putting U.S. troops on the line. Hypothesis: He found a way to portray strength without putting troops in harms way.
So he clearly found a way to project a bandwagon of strength without putting U.S. troops on the line.###He found a way to portray strength without putting troops in harms way.