A: If you've made a decision, but then get new information that bears on the decision, it is not admirable to stick with the decision just because it happens to be the one you made. You are not a wimp if you change your mind based on new evidence. The word is "flexible."


B: You cannot blame your inaction on the lack of explicit information detailing planned attacks, because unless you interpret vague information as indication that you need to go find more explicit information, you will never get it. Nobody's going to tell you that you need to act; you should just assume that you probably do.


C: You cannot blame your ignorace of facts for your inaction, because it is your job to avoid ignorance. You are supposed to pursue knowledge. You are supposed to demand information and punish people if they do not give it to you.


I am sick of the president using his own stupidity and ignorance as an excuse for his failures. You didn't know? It's your job to know. You have failed.


The basic working assumption that people have is that he's incredibly reliant on his vice president, that he doesn't know or even care that much what the hell he's talking about. Although accurate, this assumption is leading people to excuse him from responsibility from his massive failures.