President Obama has marked one year since his election. He now suffers from approval ratings that fluctuate with economic releases and other events. This is both right and proper. While the economy tanked before he assumed office and he was not the one to order the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, everything that happens now is on "his watch."
One year since he received his mandate from the American people, President Obama is still fiddling while Kabul and Kandahar burn. His military commander in Afghanistan has recommended an Iraq style "surge" of 40,000 troops to manage the Taliban insurgency. Obama advisors are split and there are conflicting reports about which way President Nero is leaning.
During Officer training, we were taught to be decisive. We were taught that not making a decision was a decision in itself but it is rarely the right decision. The reason for this is very simple: not making a decision against an enemy that is making decisions shows weakness and you allow the enemy to set the pace.
While he dithers the Taliban continue to bleed the undermanned allied forces.
The surge was succesful in Iraq, even the most vocal critics of the Iraq war admit this. President Obama should stop dithering and make a decision. He risks becoming another Jimmy Carter if he does not.
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