There were actually disagreements among advisers about the wisdom of his devoting so much time to these substantive tasks, some considering this work marginal to political or other considerations.
Other former Obama advisers questioned the wisdom of negotiating with Mr. Assad and said last week's attack illustrated the flaws in the deal, which was brokered by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia as a way to prevent the United States from using force.
But, as the panel notes, there never was before "the kind of considered and detailed discussions that occurred after 9/11 directly involving a president and his top advisers on the wisdom, propriety and legality of inflicting pain and torment on some detainees in our custody".
The sweeping, 600-page report says that while brutality has occurred in every American war, there never before had been "the kind of considered and detailed discussions that occurred after 9/11 directly involving a president and his top advisers on the wisdom, propriety and legality of inflicting pain and torment on some detainees in our custody".
In an increasing digital age, where everything is automated, there is still room for a long-term relationship with a trusted financial adviser who cares about you, an adviser with the wisdom and knowledge to help you move from fear to confidence as you use your wealth to build the life you want.
But one of the deepest pleasures of ["Between Friends: The Correspondence of Hannah Arendt and Mary McCarthy, 1949-1975"] is to see how each woman comes to fill a role that neither could have imagined: how in their years of crisis McCarthy becomes Arendt's most trusted intellectual defender, while Arendt becomes an adviser of genuine wisdom on matters of love.
For example, several of Mr. Bush's senior advisers have challenged the wisdom of choosing some Governors who were on the initial list, which included at least a dozen names, because of doubt that they could carry their own states for Mr. Bush.
According to news reports, the one White House adviser who questioned the wisdom of the Comey hit was Steve Bannon, who was concerned about the inevitable backlash.
University officials declined to elaborate on their compensation demands yesterday because of the legal issues involved, but Webber's adviser, Fallasha Erwin, questioned the wisdom of Michigan's potentially precedent-setting move.
An even more alarming consequence is that mandatory "say on pay" votes may be forcing boards and compensation committees to substitute their knowledge of the company for the perceived wisdom of proxy advisers' guidelines.
