[Pikachu_Dad]

Earlier that year:

“General Anthony Zinni says he was offered the job of ambassador to Iraq, but was dropped without explanation in favor of Christopher Hill.

http://nsnetwork.org/iraqi-elections-confirm-the-need-for-redeployment/

[Pikachu_Dad]

Relations between Chris Hill and the General were frostyz

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/31/how-much-did-ambassador-chris-hill-lie-to-the-washington-post-a-lot-i-think/amp/