Obama’s confidence in himself and the adoration of his acolytes is not only impervious to logical refutation but the more reality impedes on his emotional space the more likely he is to lash out. Announcing his plan for Iraq before going on a fact finding trip wasn’t just a slip in a busy schedule. For McCain or others who can or do alter their plans to adjust to changing information a correctable error is possible. For Obama it is much more important to nail down his answers on essential matters before allowing facts to intrude. On the other hand for peripheral items he can be infinitely malleable, because he truly does not care. Why was this subject so important that he had to have the verdict before the trial? One possible reason is that he can obfuscate on domestic issues but on the subject of war and peace and combat operations he is naked in his incompetence. Obama has to get this subject off the table or converted into a series of puff pieces before adoring Euro-fans. A critical debate over policy choices is the last thing he wants.