Obama's military problem is getting worse

President Obama is presiding over a slow-motion civil-military crash occasioned by his meandering Afghanistan strategy review. The crash has not yet happened and is avoidable, but it also foreseeable. Of concern, the latest reports out of the White House suggest that Obama's team is not yet fully aware of the dangers. If it happens, it will be a problem entirely of Obama's own making and it could have a lasting impact on the way his administration unfolds.

As Rich Lowry has observed, President Obama rarely misses a chance to blame a challenge he is confronting on his predecessor. This rhetorical tic served Obama well during the campaign and probably still resonates with partisans who post anonymous comments on blogs or who suffer from chronic Bush Derangement Syndrome. . . .

. . But it gives the impression that the Administration never left the campaign bubble and may even encourage self-defeating campaign-like behavior such as picking feuds with news organizations.

By Peter Feaver

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"...‘If they are serious we are with them, otherwise we cannot risk our lives...".

That says it all to me. People (here & there) are looking for a leader who will move seriously against tyrants, the Taliban, and al-Qaeda....or the UN thugs for that matter. If they are playing politics, considering what is PC, too chicken to take a stand, corrupted by money & power...then why would people risk their lives to stand with anyone..or for that matter, against anyone?

Was the vanishing of Mushariff suppose to lead to an improvement there?