Obama Aide: Military Advisers to Meet on First Day

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: NYT/AP

A top adviser to Barack Obama says the soon-to-be president will convene a meeting of high-ranking military officers to discuss the Iraq war and other issues on his first full day in office.

The adviser said Wednesday's meeting will involve the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other military commanders and aides. The adviser would speak only on condition of anonymity because the meeting has not been formally announced.

Campaigning last summer, Obama said of Iraq: ''I intend to end this war. My first day in office, I will bring the Joint Chiefs of Staff in, and I will give them a new mission, and that is to end this war responsibly and deliberately but decisively.''

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/17/washington/A...

[Barack_America]

1. The nightmare is so close to ending...

I don't know how I'm going to survive the next few days. Fortunately, I have an important meeting with my PhD thesis committee on Monday to keep me occupied. I should be working on my presentation now, but of course spent the day waiting for Obama's train to go through Philly.

[IndianaGreen]

4. So many fires to put out

so little time.

Our planet is dying right in front of our eyes. The environment is our greatest challenge as a species!

[bemildred]

2. So, are we here yet:

Let me just say something about how to withdraw. This is my plan, and it requires nothing of the Iraqis.

The National Command Authority orders all US forces redeployed out of Iraq within one month and out of the theater in two months. Any commander that fails to meet the deadline will be summarily relieved, and replaced with a commander that will thereby be placed on a shorter timeline. I can promise anyone who has no experience of the military that this is perfectly feasible, and that with that kind of command emphasis, the mission can and will be accomplished.

http://www.williambowles.info/iraq/2005/sheehan_moveon_...

[uppityperson]

3. Good. k&r for omg things are going to change!

[L0oniX]

5. I'd tell those high-ranking military officers to go fuck themselves...

take care of the home front first. Fuck the MIC.

[Milspec]

6. Wow man thats deep, really deep

[maseman]

7. Why should he tell them to go fuck themselves?

He's their boss. He can tell them to end the war. Period.

[Ex Lurker]

8. Why not meet with peace advisors? n/t

[earcandle]

9. cause the warriors need to be at peace

[L0oniX]

11. You got it friend. n/t

[Posteritatis]

10. Because the wars have no impact on "the home front" at all

Oh, wait.