McCAIN ON OBAMA'S AFGHAN PLAN - AT 9:32 A.M. ET:  John McCain has weighed in on President Obama's plan for Afghanistan.  From The Washington Times:

Sen. John McCain Friday denounced President Obama´s new plan for sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying it was "not enough" and suggesting the president ought to have been clearer that there will be more troop casualties.

The Arizona Republican who ran against Mr. Obama last year said he was glad the president put the issue "front and center," but worried Mr. Obama hadn't offered a realistic enough picture of the likely increase in casualties that can be expected with the surge of troops.

"The president talked about how tough it is, but I would have begun and ended this speech with how difficult it's going to be and that things are going to get worse before they get better," Mr. McCain said in an interview with editors and reporters at The Washington Times.

COMMENT:  It's the difference between real leadership and amateur leadership.  McCain knows defense.  He knows war.  He was right in Iraq.  Obama was wrong.  But I doubt if Obama consulted McCain before announcing his Afghan plan.

We want the president to succeed.  But somehow I would have been more confident if John McCain were making our military plans.

March 28, 2009