White House Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken has joined numerous others in the Obama administration trying to clean up the spill on aisle 7 created by the commander in chief who announced he had “no strategy” for dealing with ISIL. “This, as the president has said, is going to have to be a sustained effort,” said Blinken, who went on to suggest that a future president will likely be cleaning up Obama’s mess. “It’s going to take time,” he said, “and it will probably go beyond even this administration to get to the point of defeat.” But the White House is focused, he said, and they’ve been “deliberate.” Blinken seems to be implying a sense of purpose, which contradicts having “no strategy.” Perhaps he meant “deliberate” in the other sense: endless discussion and dithering.

“That was deliberate…”