News/Analysis Haiku

I recently found myself writing a long report on an ABC poll. It read like a report for a statistics class, but would it tell you what you want to know? Maybe it would, if you could bear with it, but it bored me to death.  I decided to experiment with putting my analysis in shorter form. Here is a news story (not about the poll) in Haiku.

[Note on form: Traditional Japanese and modern English Haiku seldom have titles. Needing a title is said to show a lack of art. I will humbly accept that judgment and title mine, as well as linking to one or more sources.]

Obama defends approach to Afghan war planning

Finding a true path

He will not wager more lives

Placating old fools  

Source: Obama defends approach to Afghan war planning