White House Seeks Commander-In-Chief For Iraq War Effort

[ProSense]

White House Seeks Commander-In-Chief For Iraq War Effort

And Steven Hadley’s been tasked with the job of finding one. Here are the qualifications:

Mr. Hadley is interviewing candidates, including military generals, for a new high-profile job that people in Washington are calling the war czar.

“What we need is someone with a lot of stature within the government who can make things happen.”

Er.

Um.

Gosh, it’s like clubbing a baby seal, isn’t it?

’Cause, you know, with God in the White House and all, I thought there’d be somebody there with “stature” who can “make things happen” already.

But I guess not. I think I’ll go get really, really drunk now, and maybe when I wake up tomorrow all this will be over.

Monday, April 30, 2007



Didn't they get laughed at enough when they first trotted this out?

NYT

Quiet Bush Aide Seeks Iraq Czar, Creating a Stir

WASHINGTON, April 29 — Stephen J. Hadley would be the first to tell you he does not have star power. But Mr. Hadley, the bespectacled, gray-haired, exceedingly precise Washington lawyer who is President Bush’s national security adviser, is in the market for someone who does — with the hope of saving Iraq.

Mr. Hadley is interviewing candidates, including military generals, for a new high-profile job that people in Washington are calling the war czar. The official (Mr. Hadley, ever cautious, prefers “implementation and execution manager”) would brief Mr. Bush every morning on Iraq and Afghanistan, then prod cabinet secretaries into carrying out White House orders.

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What an aggravatingly idiotic article. They start out with this asinine premise that we need a "War Czar" and then deteriorate into a slobberfest over "Quiet" Stephen Hadley, aka A Freakin' War Criminal Like The Rest Of Them.

Ooooh, a lady from his church comments he's "warm and funny"! Aaaah, he wears "grey flannel pajamas"!!!

Aaaah Ooooh, he helped plan and implement an illegal war and the subsequent deaths of at least 50k innocent civilians!! What a guy.

Veto Schmeeto!

[Initech]

1. Why the hell do we need a war czar? The guy we have now isn't doing enough damage?

[BOSSHOG]

2. It really makes sense

Members of the party of smaller government want to create another level of bureacracy so they can obfuscate the blame. I mean conservative are fucking brilliant. Their recent success: Government does not work, put us in charge and we will prove it.

[calimary]

8. Because they need another layer of insulation to protect caligula

from doing the one thing he is LOATHE to do (and has been LOATHE to do throughout his life). And that is - to be a man and take direct, personal responsibility for his actions and face the consequences like a rational, self-respecting adult - an adult with a cvonscience. The sad thing is, they already HAVE a commander-in-chief for the Iraq war. It's bush. The guy in the Oval Office (although not legitimately so). HE'S IT. Once upon a time, he was delighted, in fact, probably nearly creaming in his jeans, to strut around referring to himself as "The War President." Now, he shirks that duty because it means he has to bear real, honest-to-God responsibility and face real, honest-to-God consequences for his actions.

:nopity:

[Initech]

10. Ah of course...

The one administration in US history that rewards people for fucking up is the same one who needs extra protection to make sure that the emperor gets to keep his job.

[Rex]

3. They stuck the square wheels on the car and now are driving at full speed!

Tearing up the nation in the process, but George doesn't care. George will take us ALL down with him!

[Hubert Flottz]

4. "White House Seeks Commander-In-Chief "

Did Bush go AWOL again?

Here is somebody that might work out...

[Toots]

5. I guess Sec of Defense doesn't fit the bill since Rummy left?

If we truly were at War we would have a Secretary of War.....

[Jack Rabbit]

6. Can we take that as an admission that the CiC we have now doesn't cut the mustard?

Just wondering.

[youngdem]

7. What the fuck is the president for, then?

That chimp should return our money and head to his pretend ranch and get after that pesky brush.

Each day, a new outrage.

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. Bush wants to blame it on somebody else.