President Barack Obama meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room of the White House, October 20, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Obama White House, Pentagon At Odds Over Libya Policy -- David Wood, Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- After 26 months in office, President Obama still has not forged a smoothly working national security team that can both nimbly pounce on military crises and deftly manage festering problems, say current and former U.S. officials.
As in previous administrations, much of the problem lies in the friction between civilians working in the White House and military officers and Defense Department civilians working across the Potomac River in the Pentagon. Senior officials describe the predicament as a "culture clash." The miscommunications and misunderstandings between the groups cause frustration and anger, which sometimes even leads to policy paralysis, officials say.
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My Comment: The civilian and military leadership may be at odds .... but President Obama is the Commander in Chief .... and everyone serves at the pleasure of the President. If the military (or civilian) leadership do not meet President Obama's needs and/or requirements .... he has the power to change his team because at the end of the day .... the buck will always stop at his desk.
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nimbly pounce on military crises and deftly manage festering problems,
The quote from the article sounds like something out of Monty Python, however, given the reaction to the EU in Libya, I would have to call it accurate.
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