Complexity - The Last Refuge of the Scoundrel

Or in this case - Obama.

The White House continues to dither on sending more troops as requested by Gen. Stanley McChrystal. "We'd love the luxury of the debate to be reduced to one question," White House aide Rahm Emanuel told CNN. "This is a much more complicated decision."

Oh pleeeeeasse!

Rahm’s remarks can only be read on an empty stomach. This feint, transparent to all but the willfully blind, is nauseating.

As we predicted, when it comes to the proper conduct of foreign affairs, this administration is worse than useless. No wonder Gadhafi and Hugo Chavez professed their admiration for Obama, calling him "our son," and declared their fond hope that he remain president for life. We have, just a layer above our courageous military (which includes my son-in-law, an Apache pilot soon to be battling in Afg) a confab of gutless wonders, the anointed, who are just too, too wise to do much else but pontificate. We have in fact folks, our very own, built in UN!

The left, the present Democratic party, cannot make a tough decision. This is their signature failing. This separates them, their kind from effective leaders - Reagan, Truman, Thatcher, Kennedy, Churchill. The likes of Pelosi, Obama - not even in the same league, an embarrassment. We will all suffer for it.

Robert Craven