It's important to deconflate interpersonal vs. administrative deficiencies. In some ways, Obama capitulated to the JSOC endless kill-lists and endorsement of militarist projects to appear "strong" in an administrative sense. He could've ended the ineffective, expensive barbarism but didn't have the leadership initiative and/or political capital to do so.

> It's important to deconflate interpersonal vs. administrative deficiencies. In some ways, Obama capitulated to the JSOC endless kill-lists and endorsement of militarist projects to appear "strong" in an administrative sense. He could've ended the ineffective, expensive barbarism but didn't have the leadership initiative and/or political capital to do so.

I'd say your interpretation of events requires a lot of unjustified analysis of Obama's mental state, without any supporting evidence.