Posted on 08/13/2005 6:43:39 PM PDT by blam
And .. probably accounts for Rumsfeld's recent "surprise visit" ..??
"Iran on the way to Syria"
Where does it end? Beijing?
Better upgrade the military by a couple million folks...
You are right, MikeinIraq -- there are indeed at least two odd things about this article.
yeah
He is...
I think this is just a case of the General getting out ahead of the President a bit.
Believe me the Administration communicates VERY clearly with the generals in Iraq. They don't give them marching orders per se, but they give them an idea of where they want to go....
He didn't call for them to be pulled out, he merely stated a possible timeline for doing so. This article is designed to mislead, as so many MSM articles are, to make you think the General actually said we SHOULD get the troops out. Implying that the top General was for getting out of Iraq, but of course this angers Bush and he jumps the General.
In reality none of what is reported here is new, just more MSM propaganda.
Loose lips, sinks ships!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What the hell does this have to do with Gen. Casey?
Maybe nothing - but there have been quite a few very questionable Capts, Colonels, Lt Cols, Generals - Clark for example! with definite anti-capitalist republic leanings.
Clinton didn't get rid of most of the high level officers during his term for nothing! He put in the leftist military leadership into the pentagon, the state dept, and into all the intel agencies. They must be expunged ASAP!
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"Gentlemen, Comrades, do not be concerned about all you hear about glasnost and perestroika and democracy in the coming years. These are primarily for outward consumption. There will be no significant internal change within the Soviet Union, other than for cosmetic purposes. Our purpose is to disarm the Americans and let them fall asleep".
Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union, to the Politburo in Nov 1987.
Then Clinton was president .....
It seems that many generals do have "executive hair", to borrow a Dilbert phrase. However, his hair conforms to standards, or is "within regs" in military slang.
Iran currently exports 2.5 million barrels a day of oil http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/iran.html#oil
As you can see in the below image supply and demand are currently very closely matched. If you remove 2.5 million barrels a day or a substantial fraction of that from the supply side the demand side won't be looking that pretty. Due to the global nature of the oil market even though we don't ourselves import oil from Iran, we will be affected. You like gasoline at $2.50-$3.00 now? Expect to see a minimum premium of $1.00-$2.00 on top of that if we invade.
That's what I thought.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Army vice chief of staff, has been nominated for a newly created post that would make him the top U.S. commander and only four-star general in Iraq.
The nomination, which had been expected, was announced yesterday by the Pentagon along with several other major command assignments, including Navy Vice Adm. Timothy J. Keating to be commander of Northern Command, the military command that was created after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Adm. Keating was the commander of naval operations during the initial phase of the Iraq war.
The nominations have to be confirmed by the Senate. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez is currently the top American commander in Iraq. His role in the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse case has come under question recently and, although there is no accusation against him, senior Pentagon officials believed he could not be confirmed quickly by the Senate for the newly created position of commander of Multi-National Forces Iraq. Gen. Casey, who has been Army vice chief only since last October, is not expected to face Senate opposition.
As a four-star general in Iraq, Gen. Casey would be responsible for overseeing the U.S.-led military operation and interacting with the new Iraqi government that takes over June 30 as well as the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad, John Negroponte. A three-star, Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Metz, would manage day-to-day military activities.
Gen. John Abizaid, head of Central Command, will remain the top military officer responsible for the Iraq mission and also has responsibility for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and other countries in that region.
Gen. Abizaid and Gen. Casey have worked together previously and their Army careers have had some recent parallels. Both were assistant commanders of the 1st Armored Division in Germany in 1996-97, both were division commanders in Germany in 1999-2000, and Gen. Casey was head of strategic plans for the Joint Staff in the Pentagon in 2001 while Gen. Abizaid was director of the Joint Staff.
When Gen. Abizaid was promoted to deputy commander of Central Command in January 2003, Gen. Casey succeeded him as Joint Staff director. Gen. Casey, whose first duty assignment in the Army was as a mortar platoon leader in Germany in 1971, has never commanded troops in combat.
Iraq and Afghanistan will make good staging areas on both sides of Iran if push comes to shove. Funny how it works out that way but I'm not complaining one bit.
Then Clinton was president .....
Reagan was President in November of 1987, hombre_clueless
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