Well, yes. But naturally he is not eager to go on national TV and explain that he really wants to be the Caliph of the new Muslim Caliphate.
Also, he prefers to stay out of it to avoid offending the Peaceniks any more than they already are. Many of them hate Obama at this point for his three wars—but they certainly won’t vote for a Republican. So the less they are stirred up, the better.
Either "he has nothing to do" with the war or he's the evil genius behind the war. You can't have it both ways.
It's clear to me that he never wanted this war and was dragged into it kicking and screaming. He probably didn't know about it until he read it on his teleprompter.