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2008-04-23 Iraq

BREAKING: Gen. Petraeus to Head U.S. Central Command

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Posted by Sherry 2008-04-23 10:48|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Global Jihad

#1 Good choice. Who is gonna replace him as a field commander in Iraq I wonder? Gen. Petraeus should be able to pick his successor after the gains in Iraq.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-04-23 10:52|| 2008-04-23 10:52|| Front Page Top

#2 "Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno will take over for Petraeus as commander in Iraq," Gates said.

Posted by Sherry">Sherry 2008-04-23 11:32|| 2008-04-23 11:32|| Front Page Top

#3 I know that he does not want it, but General Petraeus should be POTUS. We are aching for real leadership, and the political parties bring us figureheads while their people systematically pick the country clean. If Petraeus does become POTUS, he better bring his staff and let them become his Cabinet. We are going to need a massive enema of the federal government.

Thus ends my dream. Hey, I can dream still. It's all I got left, heh.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2008-04-23 11:40|| 2008-04-23 11:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Thats his right hand. Now if he can only get Col McMaster past the asshole clintonists who are blackballing him for his star (because he revealed them to be dead wrong, and worse, wrote a paper about it), they will have the staff in place to keep the proper direction and momentum going.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-04-23 11:45|| 2008-04-23 11:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Re: Mcmaster being screwed over by the old boys club...

Article HERE from last autumn. (Yes its NYT, but this is actually a piece that I find rings true over-all)

Posted by OldSpook 2008-04-23 11:55|| 2008-04-23 11:55|| Front Page Top

#6 And yes, I am biased. McMaster was a fine young officer when I first met him (a 1LT in the 2ACR), and went to war with his guys off to our right flank.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-04-23 11:56|| 2008-04-23 11:56|| Front Page Top

#7 After the disaster in Korea, Ridgway took over, turned the situation around on the ground. When MacArthur was relieved, Ridgway took his place as Theater Commander. Do tell. Patterns.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-04-23 16:17|| 2008-04-23 16:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Is this just a way to promote him out of the way and replace him with someone more tractable to the Democrats?

Posted by Formerly Dan 2008-04-23 18:04|| 2008-04-23 18:04|| Front Page Top

#9 I know that he does not want it, but General Petraeus should be POTUS. We are aching for real leadership, and the political parties bring us figureheads while their people systematically pick the country clean. If Petraeus does become POTUS, he better bring his staff and let them become his Cabinet. We are going to need a massive enema of the federal government.

Thus ends my dream. Hey, I can dream still. It's all I got left, heh.

well said Alaska Paul my sentiments exactly. I hardly reconize the USA anymore. A majority of Citizens means nothing anymore.

Posted by RD">RD 2008-04-23 18:59|| 2008-04-23 18:59|| Front Page Top

#10 More likely the opposite Dan.

It's a logical progression in duty assignment. His time on tour starts when he takes the command. In effect he's now doing a double tour, but with more hands on the controls. Had he been reassigned to the Pentagon or Europe or any other command, he would have been put 'out of the way'. As a successful commander it will put who's ever in the White House in a checked position. To relieve him earlier will indeed look like, and probably will be, a stab in the back. No hiding it in the eyes of most honest Americans. So our guys have at least another year to get the place in order before any premature pullout can even begin. At the rate we're going and the Iraqis ramping up, the situation will certainly be better when the time comes.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-04-23 19:03|| 2008-04-23 19:03|| Front Page Top

#11 FREEREPUBLIC/NEWSMAX > DENNIS ROSS - has reportedly claimed that IRAN will very likely become a de facto NUCLEAR POWER STATE, IF NOT A NUCLEAR WEAPONS STATE, IN ONE YEAR [2009-2010 r.o.]. Also from SAME > US CIA is prepping to tell the US CONGRESS THAT THE SYRIAN NUCLEAR SITE ATTACKED BY ISRAEL WAS A PLUTONIUM?-PRODUC NOKOR REACTOR SITE.

* TOPIX > ROBERT GATES - IRAN IS GOING/WORKING "HELL BENT" TO DEV NUKES.

OSAMA + RADICAL ISLAM + IRAN are pointing the ISLAMIST SWORD solely at RUSSIA-CHIN + CENTARL ASIA right now - once efectively or successfully NUCLEARIZED, OR IN ALTERN HAVE ACQUIRED A SUFFIC POTENT NUKE-WMD ARSENAL TO DETER THE MAJOR WORLD POWERS, THE ISLAMIST-JIHADIST SWORD WILL POINT BACK AGAIN AT THE USA + EVENTUALLY REST OF THE WORLD.

* WAFF.com Poster OP-ED Thread > SHOULD IRAN + TAIJIKISTAN [former Soviet SSR] BECOME ONE COUNTRY?

*2008 thru 2012/13, wid 2008-2010 being the most critical time sub-period for IRAN + ISLAMISTS AS PER SAVING THE REGIO-GLOBAL ISLAMIST JIHAD ESPEC "IN PLACE" IN MIDEAST VIA ISLAMIST-SPECIFIC "ENGAGE-AND-HOLD" ANTI-US STRATEGEMS.

The USA is presently winning both the GWOT and in the ME, BUT CAN STILL BE DEFEATED = PUSHED/HELD BACK.

*2008-2012/13 > can "MAKE-OR-BREAK" both the budding US-CENTRIC OWG-NWO, or in the altern AFFIRM THE UNSTOPPABLE RISE OF THE NUCLEARIZED OWG ISLAMIST-JIHADIST SUPERSTATE.

Little Joe Mendiola in old St. FRANCIS CHURCH, YONA, late 1960's GUAM > telling an audience how JOHN PAUL JONES was famous in Amer History for saying "I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT"!

* SONGS OF THE THIRD WORLD WAR > "WHITE RABBIT" -THE THEME FROM "PLATOON"[Oliver Stone]; +
"RIDERS ON THE STORM" - THE THEME FROM "THE DOORS" {Oliver STone].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-23 19:11|| 2008-04-23 19:11|| Front Page Top

#12 A signal to the mullahs, too.

Posted by lotp 2008-04-23 19:21|| 2008-04-23 19:21|| Front Page Top

#13 Joe makes some vallid points. The only thing I would disagree with is if Iran goes up against China and Russia there will be nothing left to go up against the West, i.e., the US.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-04-23 20:05|| 2008-04-23 20:05|| Front Page Top

#14 Give China Afghanistan and they will border Iran as they pour in their colonists....
It could be positive.
Also, you would then see Pakiwakiland have to cede a corridor from Afghanistan to the new port the ChiComs are building in Pakiwakiland.

It would be the beginning of the end for Islam.
The NWFP would quickly change when it border China. The tribes would be outnumbered like the Uigars. (Just saying.... Never analyzed if it would be good for us. It would definitely be bad for Islam.)

Posted by 3dc 2008-04-23 21:19|| 2008-04-23 21:19|| Front Page Top

#15 Compare wid REDDIT > SCOOP. nz - BIN LADEN: ENABLER OF "IMPERIAL MOBILIZATION".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-23 21:41|| 2008-04-23 21:41|| Front Page Top

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