Duplicate, sorry EOM.
Actually, there is very strong evidence that the FDA decision was NOT political.
First, if FDA management had planned on an aprovable and were acting politically, they certainly would not have allowed the question change at they AC meeting. Without this the story would never had gained traction in the media. Thus, they would not be being attacked for it with anything near the present zest.
Second, the political "easy" decision was to follow the AC vote for several reasons. Most importantly, 3 years is "forever".
To be honest, it was my belief that they would be somewhat political that led me to apply this logic post AC and incorrectly raise my odds of the FDA Ok'ing the efficacy data.
Oh well, live and learn.
