Bushwhacked
Buck April 24th, 2008 - 8:29 amBush can do whatever the hell he wants. But if Petraeus doesn’t follow a direct order by the next president, then out on his ear he goes!
Petraeus promotion keeps nation on its war course
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush is promoting his top Iraq commander, Army Gen. David Petraeus, and replacing him with the general’s recent deputy, keeping the U.S. on its war course and handing the next president a pair of combat-tested commanders who have relentlessly defended Bush’s strategies. [...]
The next president taking office in January would not be compelled to keep either Petraeus or Odierno, but normally the lineup of senior commanders - as well as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - is not changed with administrations. [...]
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid noted after Gates’ announcement that any war commander must be committed to “implementing major changes in strategy” if directed to do so by a new president.
“The Senate will carefully examine these nominations, and I will be looking for credible assurances of a strong commitment to implementing a more effective national security strategy,” said Reid, D-Nev.
April 24th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
The damage is already done. It will take years to repair. Next president will probably be a one termer no matter who it is, because at the end of those first four years, we’ll still have so far to go to repair all the damage and people will blame whoever it is in the white house, not the idiot we’re getting out of the white house. Just my opinion……