waffling

What was seen as waffling put those officials in hot water, and led to the presidents of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania resigning.

That did little to satisfy lawmakers who said they had become accustomed to government waffling and snubs when it comes to U.F.O.s.

University presidents scrambled to contain the public-relations disaster created by their waffling on whether calling for the “genocide of Jews” would break campus rules, but the damage may have already been done.

They accused Harvard of waffling in its response to the attack that left more than 1,400 Israelis dead.

“He moves with intent, there’s no waffling around or looking around. He knew where to go,” Henderson said.