“We don’t have to deal with the consequences of going on offense before you have our ducks in a row.”
That was Gen. McClellan’s downfall. He didn’t want to go on offense until he had all of his ducks in a row. An excellent trainer of men, he , however, didn’t have what it takes to bring the fight to the enemy.
You’re certainly right that you can take a cautious attitude too far. But I’m not going to second guess every decision Trump makes just because I may not understand his reasoning. He knows a lot more about the power plays that are going on behind the scenes than we do. Since I don’t have all the data he has, I tend to judge him more on the end result rather than on any single decision.
On that score card I give him passing marks. Maybe a B plus? I’m sure he’s made decisions that he regrets, but concerning the big picture, he’s advanced the ball against the enemy in a game that was always going to take longer than 4 years to play out.