If he wasn't so self-absorbed and totally inexperienced he would have been prepared for any direction his field commander recommended. There are only a limited number of possibilities Gen. McChrystal might have gone.
As the de facto Commander in Chief it was 0bowdown's responsibility to be ready for it. Instead he has been sitting on the report for over a month and still doesn't have a clue what he wants to do.
He’s giving the Taliban the upper hand. Wait until the generals decide to take matters into their own hands for the welfare of their troops.