Crunch Time—Making the Right Decision about Afghanistan
Think back to 2007. The entire country wanted then President George W. Bush to exit Iraq. Harry Reid suggested that the war was lost, Barack Obama (then a Junior Senator) argued adamantly that the surge would not work, members of Bush’s own party argued against adding more troops. But Bush acted like a leader. He disregarded the polls, the advice of most of his political enemies and allies and made what he thought was the right decision. Say what you will about GWB, he showed real leadership and saved the US from defeat, and Iraq from plunging into chaos.
As we watch the drawn out melodrama that encompasses Barack Obama’s decision on how to to redefine his own strategy (announced with much fanfare in March) in Afghanistan, I can only wonder when and if he’ll exhibit any leadership on this issue …