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...Pentagon rumor mill is also abuzz with the question of whom Gates will choose to replace Army Gen. John Abizaid as chief of Central Command, the region that includes both Iraq and Afghanistan. Abizaid and Army Gen. George Casey, the ground commander in Iraq, have overseen the war for years and are drawing at least some of the blame for allowing Iraq to disinintegrate on their watch. As Douglas MacGregor, a retired Army Col. and military writer, observed recently: "Tactical blunders have strategic consequences and the generals have blundered badly in Iraq. In war, military strategy is supposed to reduce...
...based on where Iraq's forces stand today, such a timetable is wildly optimistic. Iraq's 300,000-strong security forces--in particular the national police, which is overseen by the Interior Ministry--have been so thoroughly infiltrated by militias that some U.S. trainers will have to bring in new recruits and retrain much of the current batch before they can turn combat responsibilities over to the Iraqis. There are already concerns that by rushing to strengthen the Iraqis, U.S. forces may be ignoring abuses committed by the very people they're training. "I am greatly concerned that...
...Haddock has successfully overseen the UC restructuring that he pledged. So why are we still discontent? I think it has less to do with Haddock’s competence than the invisibility of his leadership...
...presidency in 2001. But if Baker is now laying the groundwork for another bailout of the man he once referred to as Junior, he can also thank Bush for bringing him back to center stage at a time of genuine national crisis. Baker has held three Cabinet posts, overseen a fourth agency and run five presidential campaigns. Untying the Gordian knot that is Iraq would cement his reputation as one of the nation's premier wise men of the past 30 years...
...interrupt me, son," Hussein hollered at the witness, claiming the floor for one of his diatribes amid an angry exchange between the two.? The following day three women recounted further stories of horrors overseen by Hussein's men.? By all accounts it was gripping testimony - except of course to Hussein.? When the judge announced that proceedings would continue the next day, Hussein said he was exhausted and told the judge to "go to hell...