(h/t Greyhawk) Bob Woodward was doing his Washington insider thing on ABC this weekend and dropped a very telling piece of info that could explain President Obama's grotesque inability to make a decision about Afghanistan. This morning on the Roundtable, legendary investigative journalist Bob Woodward provided his unique insight into the complexity of President Obama’s decision-making process on Afghanistan. Woodward said he’s working on a book on topic and revealed that the President has no fewer than 32 issues on the table that need answers before he can decide how to go forward on Afghanistan. That is not a complex decision-making process, that is paralysis by analysis. The problem with smart guys like our President is that they think that if they apply their massive intellect to any problem they will eventually come up with the ideal solution. Sorry, but that just isn't so and definitely not in war. A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week. George S. Patton That was just on the strategic merits, Obama is also calculating the political fall out and that is making this even worse. There are not 32 issues surrounding Afghanistan that need to be answered there is one. is Afghanistan important enough to risk US lives for? If yes, then you give McChrystal what he needs to succeed, if not then you pack up and leave. Make the call sir!
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Nov 16 2009, 03:09 AM
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