Continuing with the theme of the last post, i.e., leadership, or lack thereof, we now proceed to the Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces. Now, it is well known that Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal has requested (and practically begged for) more troops to push back against the gains made by al-Qaeda. For his part, the ever-thoughtful and deliberate Obama says he needs to think long and hard before making such a momentous decision. Well fine, think away. But it has already been a few weeks now and the president, still thinking about it, has found time to play hoops, attended a number of lavish fundraisers (presently he is in Miami, where last night, he hit up another ritzy Democratic shindig on South Beach) and host scads of star-studded events at the White House. It has further been reported that the President has, over the course of nine months in office, hit the links more times than Bush did. (And remember the withering criticism 43 received for showing such rank insouciance as to go golfing at a time of national crisis?) So just what is the Commander in Chief doing with regard to the Afghan question? Thinking about it, we are told. Okay...
Meanwhile, soldiers dutifully fighting the war wait on the President to make his move, as eight more of their own were killed today in Afghanistan.
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