I just watched Fox News Sunday and two or three times they mentioned that the Senate voted to send Gen Petraus to command the fight in Iraq. I thought the vote was to confirm his promotion to 4 star. Anybody here who can shed some light on that?
We certainly have not had a news force do a decent job of explaining that Senate confirmation! I think that he got a fourth star to go with his new job, and the Senate has to approve that raise, not the appointment, per se.
I could be way off base, though.