Very Smart Person to Make Very Dumb Mistake?

[Maineman]

President Obama is headed toward doing in Afghanistan what Lyndon Johnson did in Vietnam. The outcome is likely to be just as bad, probably worse. My concern was reinforced by two guests on Bill Moyers Journal 1/30/2009, who provided very compelling information about the history of external forces in Afghanistan. History has shown repeatedly, repeatedly! that external forces fail there. Ramping up military efforts in Afghanistan would be a very foolish error.

I went door to door as a volunteer to help elect Barrack Obama. Much of what he is doing and will be doing is wonderful. But expanding and continuing war in Afghanistan or making war in Pakistan would be the height of foolishness. Is he trying to prove that Democrats are just as willing to make war as Republicans? Is that a good thing? Is he trying to fend off criticism from conservative war mongers? Does he fear Rush Limbaugh's big mouth? How is it that such a smart person could make such a dumb mistake?