I have no idea about how the political situation here has affected the reality on the ground there. I think it's impossible for any of us to know. Do I think generally that Obama's wishy-washiness has led to some big clusterfucks? Yes. I just have no idea if this is one of them. Either way you're right; it's a huge lose/lose.
In what ways do you think he was "wishy-washy?" Seems to me that he gave all three of his major conflicts a pretty hefty push before he got kicked out of Iraq and decided to call it in Afghanistan. He is still aggressively pushing drone strikes, murder and surveillance in his third campaign against terrorism and decency.
but thats the thing. What was there to ever WIN exactly? How do we wage "war" on a concept, an idea, like "terrorism?" I have trouble grasping the concept..