Not only is the The White House dithering in its war-time decision-making, as former Vice President Dick Cheney noted the other evening, but it’s also being downright disingenuous about Afghanistan.  General Stanley McCrystal delivered his recommendation to the White House at the end of August.  He was frank in his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan:  Without additional troops, the U.S. will be unable to achieve its mission objectives in Afghanistan.  A satisfactory outcome in Afghanistan will be out of reach for Washington.   

Clearly, it is important for decision-makers to understand fully each potential course of action.  However, you can do strategy reviews until you’re blue in the face but at some point you need to make a…