Reply #6: As an advisor and ally of the Prez, I don't like to see him trying to box Obama in.

[TwilightGardener]

Obama may feel he has no choice, after all the information is weighed, than to send additional troops. I hope it doesn't happen, but it might. It's a very difficult decision--I don't think Obama needs words like "irresponsible" used as public pressure from his own side before he's made a decision. This is perhaps something Kerry should have said in private and not in an interview.