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Leadeth us onward to victory, dude

Jacob Weisberg writes in Slate that:

In wartime, certain qualities sometimes associated with high intelligence -- fascination with detail, a tendency to self-reliance, an awareness of ambiguity -- become greater obstacles to effective leadership. And the contrary qualities often associated with mediocre intelligence -- oversimplification, an eagerness to delegate authority, moral certainty -- can be pronounced advantages.

He does so in arguing that George W. Bush makes an effective wartime president because, not in spite, of his intellectual limitations.

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