Aaaaaargh! I don't often take issue with Mr. Hanson, but I do this time. He should have spent a lot less time complaining about Obama's naivete, and a whole lot more time discussing this, which he treats merely as a throw-away line.
Why is it "the most dangerous thing of all?" What are the possible consequences of "sort of fighting a war?"
There is plenty of historical precedent against which to compare Obama's decisions -- his fecklessness echoes that of Britain and France during the '20s and '30s, for example.
The consequences of failing to understand the seriousness of the situation, and the mixed signals it sends, and the consequences of delay, are great. I wish Mr. Hanson had dwelt more on that aspect.
Excellent word to describe it.