WH's Blunders Were Entirely Avoidable

William Galston, New Republic
Having spent some time inside the White House, I have some sense of how the world looks and feels from that unique vantage point. Its denizens always have a sense of operating under enormous pressure, subject to myriad constraints. When criticized, White House officials typically respond that they have done the best they could in the circumstances, and that if their critics had been in their shoes, they would have done the same thing.The more outside observers focus on the immediate situation, the more they will tend to agree with the assessment of the White House. But if we step back and...

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