While many critics have been charaterizing the President’s lengthy deliberation on the Afghanistan war as stalling (namely Vice President Dick Cheney who said Obama was “afraid” to make a decision), former Secretary of State Colin Powell advised Obama to “take his time.”

In an interview with Roland Martin, Powell remarked that the President should not rush to judgment and as any potential decision will have “consequences for years to come.”

Listen to the interview right here

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In case you missed it, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart featured a clip of last weeks episode of Washington Watch.

The episode highlighted Roland Martin’s interview with Michael Steele where he admitted that Republicans were a little afraid of him! Wow! Could it be true, that even with an African American GOP leader, Repubs still don’t feel safe around a brother?

Check out the full clip and then The Daily Shows (See video at 03:30.)

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