I believe that the President is aware of every bit of this. But I don't think he has the courage (nor the correct group of advisors to support him in the administration) to do the responsible thing. As soon as the President made the decision to 'protect the population' instead of just guarding the border while leaving the Afghans to policing themselves, he doomed his ability to "win."
I don't know what genius decided that being the police department for a nation as complex and indomitable as Afghanistan was a good idea, but Obama has, whether he (or his excusetrolls) wants to admit it or not, taken complete ownership of the disaster by agreeing with that doomed approach.
The only thing left to sort out is when the President decides to take this fiasco on the chin. I suspect the contents of the July 2011 'drawdown' plan will depend entirely upon the makeup of the field of presidential hopefuls is - and their emerging platforms and election prospects are - as of June 30, 2011.
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