Senator Lindsey Graham today with CNN's Wolf Blitzer:

BLITZER:  You support the president's decision to try to block the release of these photos, although he himself says they're not really all that damaging, certainly not as bad as the photos of Abu Ghraib that all of us have seen over these years, so why is this a good decision?

GRAHAM:  Well, it's more of the same.  I think here's what the president did.  He got some legal advice from the Department of Justice about the lawsuit, and he did something that is a sign of a good commander-in-chief.  He asked people what he should do that are fighting the war.

He got on the phone to General Petraeus and General Odierno and talked to Secretary Gates.  And they believed -- and I think they're right to believe this -- if you release these photos, which are more of the same, you're going to inflame the public in the Mideast, where our troops serve, and you're going to put some young men and women at risk who did nothing wrong.

And it's not in our national security interest to do that, so I applaud the president.  He chose being a commander-in-chief over politics, and that's a good thing for the country.  He stood up for the troops.  I think that's what motivated him.  He listened to his commanders.

A bit later Graham added that "what [Obama] did with the photos is a sign of a president who listens and is able to adapt and change his mind when necessary."

I agree. Regardless of the rationale behind Obama's initial decision, he should get credit for having the courage to stand up after listening to others and in effect say he got it wrong, before any damage was done.

UPDATE: As expected, liberals have risen up against Obama's reversal. Chris Cillizza has a round up of reactions from the blogosphere.