Peter Galbraith on WHITE HOUSE LEADERSHIP VACUUM (via Josh Marshall)

Josh Marshall @ talkingpointsmemo.com posted this quote from Peter Galbraith. It's so well said, I'm cut/pasting the whole bloody thing:

Peter Galbraith: "In his State of the Union address, President Bush told his Iraq critics, 'Hindsight is not wisdom and second-guessing is not a strategy.' His comments are understandable. Much of the Iraq fiasco can be directly attributed to Bush's shortcomings as a leader. Having decided to invade Iraq, he failed to make sure there was adequate planning for the postwar period. He never settled bitter policy disputes among his principal aides over how postwar Iraq would be governed; and he allowed competing elements of his administration to pursue diametrically opposed policies at nearly the same time. He used jobs in the Coalition Provisional Authority to reward political loyalists who lacked professional competence, regional expertise, language skills, and, in some cases, common sense. Most serious of all, he conducted his Iraq policy with an arrogance not matched by political will or military power."

And a follow-on comment from Mr. Marshall:

"A pretty crisp and concise description of a man who has been an utter failure as a leader, in almost every respect unimaginable. Hubris, ignorance, inability to lead or make hard decisions. The list is as bleak as it is long."

Well said, and... said-well!
I've got nothing to add...
Thank you, Herb.

Okay: Stupid AND arrogant,
spoiled brat, frat-boy fool...