[OldDeckHand]

This just goes to show you how stupid Obama and his handlers are. He could have come out the day this happened and something to the effect of "While the investigation in ongoing, it's clear that this was a failure of execution on multiple levels. I take full responsibility, and I promise you we're going to address these issues in a transparent and effective manner".

That would have been the end of it. The media sycophants would have lauded his differing style from (what they presumed to be) Bush's style. Obama would have been hailed as a "great leader". Now, he just looks disinterested and unaffected equaling poor crisis-management on his part and creating an unforced error - very much like the Harvard PD fiasco over the summer.

[IrishMike]

Also while he’s working on his tan lines
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43 U.S. Troops Have Died in Afghanistan Since Gen. McChrystal Called for Reinforcement

After 92 days of waiting for the Word from on high, the nation received its marching orders from our commander-in-chief – and it was a flop of major proportions. As his West Point audience looked on disdainfully – applauding only twice, and then tepidly – President Obama tried to make the case that his escalation of the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan is really just a prelude to withdrawal.