Hillary made a stupid blunder talking about her(?) response to an attack on Israel by Iran. First, never telegraph intentions; second, when that phone rings at three in the morning, who will answer it?
Posted on 04/23/2008 8:49:37 AM PDT by IrishMike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates named his top commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, on Wednesday to lead U.S. Central Command, responsible for all Middle East operations, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gates said Petraeus, who has overseen a military strategy widely credited with a dramatic reduction in violence in Iraq, was the most qualified U.S. officer to manage counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"I recommended him to the president because I am absolutely confident he is the best man for the job," Gates said.
Gates said many security challenges in the Central Command area of responsibility are characterized by the type of nontraditional threat Petraeus is skilled at tackling.
"I don't know anybody in the United States military better qualified to led that effort," Gates said.
The Pentagon chief said President George W. Bush had approved his recommendation and would send the nomination to the U.S. Senate.
Gates also named Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, recently the No. 2 commander in Iraq, to replace Petraeus as top commander in that war.
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Finally a overall leader who knows what he is doing with a replacement who also knows what he is doing I just pray he listens to his former boss. General the state of Florida welcomes you home sir. Job well done oh brave warrior.
Gen Petraeus now has the most interesting and challenging gig in the world.
Good News!
This with $inator $hrill threatening to use nuclear weapons on Iran might make the insane Islamofacists back away from some of their stupidity.
Rock on. The man has proven his worth 100 times over.
I don’t know much about military matters - is this a good thing which will bring Petraus’ leadership to Afghanistan as well as Iraq, or is it a bad thing which will dilute his decision-making and leadership in Iraq?
I wonder if this is good or bad news for Iran?
Saw a CNN session with Gates answering questions,...Iran was raised by the reporters....Gates was coy ....hope to find a transcript,
U.S. Grant comes east to close out the war.
If McCain is elected, Gates will keep his job if he wants it.
Who knows what Warrior $hrill would do.
Obama would probably put some damn peacenik/America hating Islamo in as SECDEF.
Perhaps our next 5-star?
Dammit, why doesn’t that Lame Duck President just stop pushing around the all-powerful antiwar Demwit Congress??? SOB!!! /DU moment
Who knows what Warrior $hrill would do.
I think the natural question to ask Hillary would be whether she has a Democrat in mind for SecDef - and, if so, will s/he be any better at it than Les "Black Hawk Down" Aspin was?
This with $inator $hrill threatening to use nuclear weapons on Iran might make the insane Islamofacists back away from some of their stupidity.
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Nice fantasy.
But I don’t think so.
1. they are demonically insane.
2. they are demonically driven.
3. they are demonically set-up by demonically driven globalists . . . as their very effective stooges/agents.
4. God alone will keep them in check to whatever degree HE sees fit to do that. GOD MAY use elements of the USA to do that . . . sadly, too many such elements have long been under the effective control of the evil globalists.
5. The greedy power mongers of the world have sown to the wind . . . reaping the whirlwind will plague many millions of serfs.
” if so, will s/he be any better at it than Les “Black Hawk Down” Aspin was?”
What a freaking nightmare for any person on active duty, their spouses, parents, grandparents and siblings.
Yep a little day dreaming on my part.
The only way to negotiate with Islamofascists is to kill them before they kill you.
I can see A$$ad doing a Krazy Kaddafi if he realizes that Israel will take him out with us just standing by outwardly and covertly helping Israel.
The Islamofascists in/from Iran need to be killed in Iran and hunted down and killed around the world like we did the Nazis after WWII.
We know from Scripture that Damascus . . . such an ancient city . . .
is scheduled to be utterly destroyed—probably nuked—and never to be inhabited again.
The CWAZY MUZZIES seem to think that Israel can be wiped off the map and the land left for them to use.
Utter nonsense.
Thankfully, they won’t even see Israel removed—much less them in charge of the land.
It’s interesting to me that, as Scripture says it would be, Jerusalem is a burden around the whole world’s neck . . . and folks have no understanding discernment about it vis a vis the truth of Scripture and Almighty God and His priorities.
The ADDED TREASON upon treason that letting that Muzzie spy anywhere near the White House . . . is mind bogglingly treacherous as well as terminally stupid.
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