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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...
...CENTCOM should be replaced by a Marine, since traditionally the two services have switched off in the past. The three senior Marine generals with Iraq experience who are not seen as "Rumsfeld men" are Lt. Gen. John Sattler, who is currently the military's top policy maker in the Pentagon; Lt. Gen. James Mattis, who led the successful initial invasion of Iraq for the Marines; and Lt. Gen. Robert Blackman, who worked on the planning for the invasion, but now heads Marine Forces Command...
...question now is whether the U.S. can rebuild a force that is trusted enough to take back responsibility for the neighborhood. U.S. troops who work with Iraqi security forces sometimes investigate and even arrest Iraqi police. The Pentagon points out that Iraq's Interior Ministry has fired or suspended roughly 3,000 officers for offenses ranging from corruption to "breaking the law." But a senior official at the ministry who spoke to TIME on the condition of anonymity says the dismissals were little more than a charade. Police officers who quit for their own reasons accounted for about...
...fare business passengers, whose high-priced tickets will help subsidize the cheaper leisure fares. Kuwait is also a jumping-off point for U.S. military personnel and government workers going into war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. And the route is sure to become a "war shuttle," filled with troops, Pentagon officials, contractors, journalists--even the occasional covert operative. The 11-hour flight saves travelers more than four hours and a connection. "It's an amazing time saver," says Jay Jones, a Virginia-based consultant who was on the inaugural flight. "Because of this route, I plan on making Kuwait...
...Recently, there have been reports about the Pentagon examining several options for Iraq - scenarios dubbed "Go Long," "Go Hard," and "Go Home." Which of them makes most sense for you as a field commander...