Petraeus to be Promoted

Good for him.  He’s earned it.

President Bush is promoting his top Iraq commander, Army Gen. David Petraeus, and replacing him with the general’s recent deputy, keeping the U.S. on its war course and handing the next president a pair of combat-tested commanders who have relentlessly defended Bush’s strategies.

Bush will nominate Petraeus to replace Navy Adm. William J. Fallon as chief of U.S. Central Command, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Wednesday. The command’s area of responsibility features some of the most vexing military and foreign policy problems facing this administration and its successor — including Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon, parts of Africa and Afghanistan in addition to Iraq.

1. a pair of combat-tested commanders who have relentlessly defended Bush’s strategies.

   Maybe I am wrong, but has Bush come up with the strategies, or approved the commanders strategies?  I always thought that the lip service was that Bush had the goal, and let the military come up with the strategies.

   Posted by Clint on April 24, 2008 at 0727 hrs




2. Nice catch Clint.

   Where’s the jive that Bush kept peddling about “I’m going to listen to the generals on the ground?”

   Posted by on April 24, 2008 at 1226 hrs




3. You are right - another example of biased/poor reporting.

   Posted by Clint on April 24, 2008 at 1249 hrs