BBC: Bush 'to replace top US generals'

BBC ^ | Thursday, 4 January 2007, 23:51 GMT | BBC Staff

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Special Note:

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John Negroponte is set to move from director of national intelligence to deputy secretary of state.

[unkus]

Important ping for later

[oceanview]

finally.

the "surge" won't work without some new tactics and new rules of engagement - and Abizaid and Casey can't deliver that. fire them, this is Bush's last chance on iraq.

[pissant]

Abazaid was set to be rotated out.

[oceanview]

whatever they want to call it is fine with me.

[Gay State Conservative]

Having watched the BBC with some regularity and seen their anti American venom they don't,IMO,have any credibility in covering this country.

[pissant]

I like Abazaid. He did fine.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I think , that lately they have been better than the Majors Media Outlets here....

[billybudd]

More window dressing for the American defeat.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thread on Negroponte going to the State Department:

Negroponte to be deputy secretary of state

[pissant]

Yet another MoveOn freeper.

[pissant]

You are failing to recognize the tremendous progress that has been made in Iraq. Sectarian Violence is NOT the only thing happening there. You just have to know were to look for the truth, becasue you sure ain't getting anything like truth from the media.

[Uri’el-2012]

Are they replacing Condi ??

[jrooney]

Arm chair surrender coward. Defeat is not an option. Victory is the only recourse.

[jrooney]

No. Negropante will be her deputy.

[pissant]

The BBC is Al-Jazeera in english.

[oceanview]

progress in many areas, yes. but on quelling the insurgency, the militias, training iraqi forces - its been bad. 113 US KIA in december.

[Marine_Uncle]

Things may be coming down to the wire. Then again I believe I had made similiar comments in the past. We will stay in Iraq at least to the first year term of a new POTUS in my judgement.
The continue talks about early troop pull out are simply not realistic. To much time, resources, and money have been spent on this venture. Not all demorats and republicans think along a party line. And for sure many demorats have not caved in to pressures from the anti war gang. And I don't think they will for the next few years.
Those that continue to make comparisons with NAM do IMHO, miss one important point. Though the arguments over the years about vast oil fields in that country being a primary reason for Johnson to want to stay in NAM, the fact remains, that they where un-proven claims (how much oil might be available).
In the case with Iraq. It is a far different scenario. The huge proven oil fields are available and needed by many nations. And obviously the split between those Mid East countries as to the need for us to stay in Iraq as a stabilizer (Saudi surely do not want us to leave), means we must stay. If we leave, then the Ruskies and Chicoms move in.
The morons like Pelosi, Turban etc., may put on a good show for public consumption, but I hardly think many representatives and senators really believe we can just leave Iraq without extremly dire ramifications.
The show will go on.

[jrooney]

War is hell, especially when the insurgents and terrorists only continue to fight because they see division in this country and they sense the democrats wanting us to pull out early, like Vietnam. If this country would have remained united, the democrats loyal and the media honest in its reporting, the insurgency and the terrorists would have given up two years ago. The only reason this war has continued is because of the democratic leaders and the traitorous media.