another "moment" for WOTY consideration

[Laurence Horn]

 From Arianna Huffington's argument that Joe Biden should resign and
become the point person for opposition to the war in Afghanistan:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/why-joe-biden-should-resi_b_320929.html


In June, Gen. Jones, the president's National Security Advisor, was
at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan, meeting with U.S. commanders
there. This was shortly after the arrival of the 21,000 additional
troops President Obama had sent over. Jones raised the question of
what the president's reaction would be if he were asked for even more
troops. Well, Jones said, answering his own question, if that
happened, the president would probably have a "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
moment." In other words, wtf?

Well, Obama has gotten that request, but it wasn't a "Whiskey Tango
Foxtrot moment" for him after all. Sadly, Newsweek reports that Obama
is typically "looking for a middle way." But this isn't a negotiation
for a used car, where you split the difference. It's either in our
national security interest to be there or it isn't. It's either a
necessary war or it isn't.
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I haven't encountered Whiskey Tango Foxtrot moments before, at least
not by name.

LH

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