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John Bolton: Obama’s Indecisiveness on Afghan. Is Having a ‘Debilitating Effect’ on Troop Morale, America’s Reputation
By PoliJAM | November 12, 2009
Obama’s appearance of “weakness and indecisiveness” in choosing an Afghan war strategy “is having a debilitating effect on America’s reputation” around the world, as well as “on troop morale in Afghanistan,” according to former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton.
Watching the Obama administration’s decision-making process is like watching “a slow-motion train wreck,” said Bolton as he appeared Wednesday on Fox News’ On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.
The most troubling aspect of President Obama’s decision-making process on Afghanistan, according to Bolton, is that the many administration leaks shows a clear disagreement within the administration on how to proceed, which will likely continue after the president finally decides on his next move.
Share This“I think the only thing more troubling than the disorder in the administration’s decision-making process is the media’s reporting of how it’s going on because I don’t think it necessarily portrays accurately how this is being fought out. The fact that cables like that are being leaked I think demonstrates that whatever decision is reached, there will still be disagreement after it’s over. And I think that could have a further unfortunate effect, no matter what troop increase the president decides upon, because it means that he is not leading his team, at least not so far, toward a coherent decision, despite working on it for almost four months.”
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