Replacing Petraeus
DaveO sent us a link to HotAir at the same time I was reading it at Ace of Spades. The story comes from The Times (why do we have to hear this stuff from the foreign press these days?)
Allahpundit quotes The Times;
General David Petraeus, the most celebrated American soldier of his generation, is to leave his post as commander of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan. The Times can reveal that the Pentagon aims to replace General Petraeus, who was appointed less than eight months ago, by the end of the year.
And the speculates “If Obama’s now in credit-seeking mode in Afghanistan, things must be going better than we think. ”
Sez Ace; “So if this story is right — and here I’ll believe the MBM — Obama is getting rid of our most accomplished and successful general to prove that it’s Obama’s leadership that is critical, not Petraeus’.”
Allah goes on that he thinks Petraeus will replace that buffoon Mullen as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. I think that’s probably right. Obama needs Petraeus to stay on active duty to keep him out of politics next year, not that Petraeus will run, but he could be a kingmaker. Especially if the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf catch fire like it’s shaping up for the summer.
And the good news is that Eikenberry, the dick, is gone this year, too.
Category: Military issues
And good riddance to Eikenberry, too!!!
Bittersweet on Petraeus. On the one hand, I think that he might have done some good there if he had been given some leeway and the bureaucrats had kept their noses out of it. On the other hand, I doubt if it would be possible for the bureaucrats to do that and the results would have soiled Petraeus’ name and clouded all he did accomplish in Iraq and other places in his career.
Considering the aura of invincibility around General Petraeus, and the near simultaneous removal of politicos, ambassadors, military leaders and such – who will those Afghans that believe in us believe in now?
Dave, that’s the whole idea, they must now believe in Chairman O, he’s all that’s left.
Via The Guardian (take that for what it’s worth), the Pentagon calls BS (also take that for what it’s worth).
I think this is yet another case of the puzzle palace getting pissed off at yet another fair haired boy they didn’t pick. If not them then it goes higher. Without a doubt State has had its hooks into the Stan for too long, and that has no doubt screwed things up. Not to mention that they have never had a history of being anything other than tribal war lords. If there’s one general that can pull a rabbit out of his ass in this theater of operations, its Petaeus
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