More American troops were killed in Afghanistan today, and still, Barack Obama continues to dither on his decision to send in reinforcements.

Consider his remarks today in Florida at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville. “I will never rush the solemn decision of sending you into harm’s way”

Forget the three A.M. calls, Obama won’t even answer the call for help in broad daylight.

At least not until the November election. Not the Afghanistan election, the American election. To the Ditherer in Chief, everything is political. Golf. Health care.

Our national security.

Obama’s lack of commitment to our nations’ war strategy is hurting the morale of our troops and is emboldening our adversaries.

Read this article by Elisabeth Bumiller in the New York Times and weep.

Only nine months ago, the Pentagon pronounced itself reassured by the early steps of a new commander in chief. President Obama was moving slowly on an American withdrawal from Iraq, had retained former President George W. Bush’s defense secretary and, in a gesture much noticed, had executed his first military salute with crisp precision.

But now, after nearly a month of deliberations by Mr. Obama over whether to send more American troops to Afghanistan, frustrations and anxiety are on the rise within the military.

A number of active duty and retired senior officers say there is concern that the president is moving too slowly, is revisiting a war strategy he announced in March and is unduly influenced by political advisers in the Situation Room.

Is Obama haunted by the ghost of Mcnamara or does he want to make the conflict in Afghanistan into another Vietnam?

Weep for our noble troops who are wanting of a leader.

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