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Mike Allen, writing in Politico:
President Barack Obama made no effort to conceal his irritation when his press corps used the first question of his maiden Far East trip to ask what was taking him so long on Afghanistan.
Jennifer Loven of The Associated Press had asked: “Can you explain to people watching and criticizing your deliberations what piece of information you’re still lacking to make that call.”
“With respect to Afghanistan, Jennifer,” the president scolded, “I don’t think this is a matter of some datum of information that I’m waiting on. … Critics of the process … tend not to be folks who … are directly involved in what’s happening in Afghanistan. Those who are, recognize the gravity of the situation and recognize the importance of us getting this right.”
Accuse the accuser, criticize the critic.
But if the data are all there, taking additional time has very little to do with “the importance of getting it right.” Two and two are four; it doesn’t matter if you answer that within thirty seconds or three seconds, or if you take all week. The answer is the same.
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“Critics of the process … tend not to be folks who … are directly involved in what’s happening in Afghanistan.”
Like you and Iraq War Mr. President?
- tim | 11/16/2009 @ 14:00This is structurally identical to what Mr. Axelrod said in response to Gov. Romney. The two points to take away are 1) Time has a bearing on whether an answer is “right” — if the question is “what is two plus two” and you say “four” within five seconds, that’s wrong, but if you say “four” after letting a day or two tick by, that’s “right.”
And 2), nobody’s criticizing anything except those who are not involved in the decision.
Interesting. Nobody would criticize, among those who are “involved in the decision,” except for those in the military. The civilian authorities who are over the military, report directly to President Obama; and with the proper smackdown in place, the military won’t contradict Him either.
What we need now, is a whole lot less concern over whether Sarah Palin is unsophisticated/unprepared, and a whole lot more concern over whether President Obama’s intended audience is unsophisticated/unprepared. And also, from where did Obama get the idea they’re so stupid. Although I suspect, when one places oneself in command of all relevant fact, one will readily sympathize with Obama’s decision here about His own followers.
Regardless of how much or how little time He took in getting to it.
- mkfreeberg | 11/16/2009 @ 14:42I don’t think Obama has the slightest clue of how he should move on this very complex issue. It requires making hard decisions with balls on the line, something I believe this man lacks the inner fortitude to make and execute.
- Daphne | 11/16/2009 @ 17:43Uh…isn’t that called projection?
- CaptDMO | 11/17/2009 @ 08:39OT-ish
OK, think I will thank-you-very-much.
Kinda’ like Gail Collins(NYT) and Kathleen Parker (WaPo 11/17/09)
tag team/co-chide on civility?