How not to lead in wartime

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Jennifer Rubin   "The San Bernardino, Calif., attack, to be certain, is not comparable in size, scope or significance to these historic events, but we should recall Pearl Harbor and 9/11, especially today, in no small part because of the moral leadership and clarity that presidents — one Democrat, one Republican — displayed. These leaders identified evil, committed all our resources to destroying it, acknowledged the inherent goodness of the American people and committed us to victory. This is what wartime leaders do — they rally a country.

"As disturbing as the events in San Bernardino are, even more worrisome — sad, actually — is the absence of a president to perform the singular function only he can provide. We have only one commander in chief, and only he can set a wartime plan to defeat our enemies and maintain national cohesion. When we need it most, today there is a void. " . . .