I once asked, What if Obama cant lead? The answer after Paris is painful In his memÂoir, LeÂon PanÂetta arÂgued that for all of Barack Obama's strengths, he is missÂing an esÂsenÂtial inÂgrediÂent of leadÂerÂship. He lacks "fire," wrote Obama's former CIA dirÂectÂor and Pentagon chief. "The presÂidÂent reÂlies on the loÂgic of a law proÂfessÂor rather than the pasÂsion of a leadÂer." Obama has proved PanÂetta right again and again durÂing his presÂidÂency, but nevÂer more danÂgerÂously so than with his shoulder-shrug apÂproach to ISÂIS. Obama called it a "J.V. team" beÂfore it starÂted beÂheadÂing AmerÂicÂans. He said it...