Is The Commander In Chief Tired Of Commanding?

The Commander In Chief Is Tired Of Commanding -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post

On Sunday, the New York Times ran a rather stunning piece on the president’s evolution on Afghanistan. We learn:

Mr. Obama had reluctantly decided to order a surge of more than 30,000 troops. The aide told Mr. Obama that he believed military leaders had agreed to the tight schedule to begin withdrawing those troops just 18 months later only because they thought they could persuade an inexperienced president to grant more time if they demanded it.

“Well,” Mr. Obama responded that day, “I’m not going to give them more time.” . . .

“I think he hated the idea from the beginning,” one of his advisers said of the surge. “He understood why we needed to try, to knock back the Taliban. But the military was ‘all in,’ as they say, and Obama wasn’t.”

What kind of person commits 30,000 American soldiers to a plan he doesn’t buy and when he is not “all in”? If this isn’t true, why hasn’t the White House repudiated it?

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My Comment: Jennifer Rubin is certainly disturbed with President Obama's military leadership .... penning two articles (in one day) that are highly critical of his leadership style. But I already know what President Obama's supporters are going to say in response .... it was President Obama who got Bin laden .... and they are right.