Obama playing both sides?

Just when you thought it could not get any more bizarre.

A Republican senator blasted the Pentagon after it entered into a new helicopter contract with a Russian company which is supplying the Syrian regime -- even as the U.S. moves to arm the Syrian opposition.

The contract was announced Monday with Russian arms firm Rosoboronexport, for military helicopters that will go to Afghan security forces. The Pentagon argues the helicopters are the only option, but Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is adamant that the U.S. find an alternative considering the company's ties to the Bashar Assad government in Syria.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/19/senator-rips-pentagon-over-contract-with-company-arming-syrian-regime/

Again I have to ask, why is the title of this post Obama playing both sides?  Why not Hagel?  He is Secretary of Defense and it's his decision.  Unless there's concrete evidence that the President signed off on this then we should put the responsibility where it belongs.

Samurai wrote:

Again I have to ask, why is the title of this post Obama playing both sides?  Why not Hagel?  He is Secretary of Defense and it's his decision.  Unless there's concrete evidence that the President signed off on this then we should put the responsibility where it belongs.

So again Obama is not in charge of his government.

The idea that he is responsible for every single decision made in government is laughable.  This is the reason for the cabinet and agency heads, it's called delegation.

Samurai wrote:

The idea that he is responsible for every single decision made in government is laughable.  This is the reason for the cabinet and agency heads, it's called delegation.

So what you are saying is that Bush was not responsible either? Sorry but if a CEO of a company used that excuse they would be fired. We are not talking about every single decision. Just the big ones. Not only that no one has been disciplined at all. No one has lost any jobs. So either he knew about it or he is just inept. Sorry Sam but if this was Bush you would not be so tolerant.