Why I Loathe The Republican Word "Dither"

If you haven't heard the Republican apologetics concerning Afghanistan, their asserted criticism of the current administration is that Obama is "dithering." The few remaining sane Republicans have pointed out that additional troop requests were repeatedly rejected by Bush the Younger, and that Obama already sent more troops to Afghanistan in March.

But Republicans have one Army General (ahem!) complaining publicly, one who would have been fired before he had a chance to get on TV were Cheney still around. And so, every Republican sad-sack now uses the word "dithering," as though taking time to formulate and contemplate strategy is somehow gay and French. And as though 7 years didn't pass when they were in charge. How did we get to a point where 40,000 more troops were SO important to our strategy that not deploying them in a short few months allegedly becomes the difference between "surrender" and "victory?"

Note to Republicans: you lost power because you are not serious people who care about anything important. Proof?

Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.

Yet, somehow, if a guy in office 11 months decides to take his time before sending 34,000 people into one of the world's worst shit-holes, he "dithers."