I regard myself as analyst, not decision making guy.
If you are good politician better listen what your analyst has to say then do what you want anyway.
If your analyst tell you that there is no WMD in Iraq, listen then go to shock and ore because simply want kill the bastard you don't like, without pretending that you didn't here my warnings.
You are going to have now new law straigthenig gay rights and all I am saying that there is loophole there that you could fix now or later. That all , you do want you want, my role finish there.
You could test my skills too now, before we go for the next NK war ( after we finish existing two or even before).
What your good analyst would do is to send your best merchant advisors (Kmart, Woolworth and Coles Wallmart, D&J etc managers) to Jim King to ask what he has to sell to us.
Then send him even money so he could produce the lettuce we want to eat ( or even give to our rabbits and sheeps

), buy some hammers and fencing wire, then invite his opera soloist to sing at our Sydney opera for the best money we pay (at least same as Michael Jackson can get).
I promise you that in year or so that last on the Earth Cookie Monster will eat from your hand,
because !!!
He is not a dumb either ( as you think !) but smart guy that need the opportunity too,
your analyst tell you so
now you go and do what you want