The politics of polished stones.(Military operations: Iraq)

I'm the commander, I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the 
interesting thing about being the President. Maybe somebody needs to 
explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe 
anybody an explanation. 
President George W. Bush 
Washington Post, November 20, 2002 

With this commander, nobody gets explanations. They get marching orders. In late September while leaders of lesser power puzzled and pleaded, the President of the United States attacked the ...