"The temptation to tell a Chief in a great position the things he most likes to hear," Winston Churchill famously cautioned, "is the commonest explanation of mistaken policy." But perhaps an even greater failure of a leader is refusal to hear what he doesn't like.Â
The above comment was directed at the Bush adminstration, but could be applied equally to the current president...Â
Huffington Post blogger Scott Atran does just that:
*c/o http://themcglynn.com/ , Obama Admin: No Grounds To Probe Afghan War CrimesÂ
