According to an article by Peter Baker and Thomas Ricks in today's WaPo, Preznit Moe wants to appoint a "high-powered czar to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with authority to issue directions to the Pentagon, the State Department and other agencies..." Exsqueeze us, but isn't that the Preznit's job?
Anyway, it seems there are no takers out of three generals asked so far. Says Marine Gen. Jack Sheehan (ret.), one of the unwilling,
"The very fundamental issue is, they don't know where the hell they're going...So rather than go over there, develop an ulcer and eventually leave, I said 'No, thanks.'"
Sheehan's frustration also stems from his belief that Cheney and his neocon dead-enders remain more influential than the pragmatists looking for the exit door. More optimistically, we see this as an opportunity for the military expertise of Wee Willie Kristol, R. Emmett Tyrell, Field Marshal Hannity, or one of the other neocon chickenhawks to be utilized! The Preznit and Dead Eye Dick await your application!
