Obama has no timeline on Afghan troops decision

Bob Woodward reports President Barack Obama first has a series of national security strategy meetings scheduled before making any decision. Is Obama refusing to set a decision timetable to lean on Afghanistan commander Stanley McChrystal on his threat to quit if he doesn’t get all the troops he wants?

Meanwhile, Frank Rich reminds us not only of Afghanistan-Vietnam parallels, but that, through his choice of “advisors” such as Fred Kagan, McChrystal had politicized his job well before his carefully-leaked threat to quit if he didn’t get more troops.

So, if Obama is making him wait, and sweat, and cool his heels, good.