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Agreed, but I think it's important to add that Obama will not be credulous in this process.
In other words, when his advisors enumerate A, B, and C, Obama will not say, "Fine, make it happen" before he asks a host of penetrating questions, solicits counter-opinions, and arrives at his own conclusions.
He will be damned sure he understands and signs off on the advice he's getting rather than simply deferring to it because it's proffered by an "expert." He will, in the process, become his own expert and when he does, look out, he will be a monster to be reckoned with.
He will never hide behind his advisers if something goes wrong because he will not let things happen before he's had a chance to apply his own powers of judgment and discernment to the problems at hand.
This is an inquisitive and powerful intellect we're dealing with.
So yes, in the end, he'll say, "Make it happen," but not before he has wrapped his mind around the advice he gets.
