President Walks Tightrope In Slow Decision On Afghanistan Policy

BOSTON COLLEGE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE MARC LANDY, BOSTON COLLEGE 

landy"The awkwardness in Obama's indecision regarding Afghanistan comes less from his caution, which can be a virtue, than from the fact that he is threatening to go against the advice of the general from whose report he solicited and against the pledges he himself made."

Marc Landy is an expert on the American presidency, American politics and elections. He is co-author of the book Presidential Greatness.

Direct Contact: 617-552-4172; marc.landy.1@bc.edu

 

 

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