And if it were an Eisenhower in the White House, he could tell the generals, “That number is too high. I have experience in the Second World War.” Obama will say, “I was a community organizer and those numbers are too high”? I think not.
Charles Krauthammer On The Likelihood That President Obama Will Grant General McChrystal’s Request for Approx. 40K Additional Troops for Afghanistan (09/17/09, via NRO.com)