After the 2nd World War there was a story that the Japanese considered one of their most valuable lessons.
The emperor had been so surrounded with yes-men telling him only what they thought he wanted to hear that he thought the war was going great right up until they had two smoking holes in the ground where Hiroshima and Nagasaki used to be.
Is is possible that Obama is surrounded by people who only tell him nice things?
He cannot possibly be this stupid.
"When asked if he knew about 2016 Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State in the wide-ranging interview, Obama also told Kroft that he wasn't aware of the situation and called it a "mistake." He noted however that he didn't think it "posed a national security problem." "
Looking back at his administration and the people he appoints to positions of power and influence, he seems to purposely pick "yes men" and fellow travelers.
When you pick Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security Director, you know competency is not a quality Obama ranks as important...
Imagine what our enemies thought when he picked her for HS...they probably had hernias from laughing so hard...
He has always picked ideology over competency.
I guess when you think you actually are the smartest most competent person not only in the room, but in the world, you won't need competency, just boot lickers to achieve your goals.