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Disgruntled in NY on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 11:01:20 AM
The New York Times today has two new reports of more temporizing by our Hamlet in Chief:
One article, with the headline "Obama Is Considering Strategy Shift in Afghan War," discusses alternatives to a "surge" in Afghanistan. The article notes that "The options under review are part of what administration officials described as a wholesale reconsideration of a strategy the president announced with fanfare just six months ago." It seems to me that what the Times calls a "wholesale reconsideration" for Obama is not too different from what they would have called a "flip flop" for Bush.
The other article, with the headline "Obama Pivots in His in Mideast Peace Bid," reveals that the President "is largely setting that issue aside as a first step toward restarting Middle East peace talks." I've never seen a "flip flop" referred to as a "pivot" before.