From: Gary Britt 

They will still do the grandstanding, but the new guy will be able to give
somewhat shorter answers.

Gary

Mark wrote:
> I feel bad for Pace getting the heave ho, but the Dems were salivating at
> raking him over the coals for what they've decided (declared that is) is a
> lost war; thus by bringing in a new guy with an attitude of looking forward
> to the challenges that await us in Iraq, and yes in Iran (vs. Ostrich method
> endorsed by too many) and without command responsibility over the past, the
> Dems are cut off at the knees for yet another grandstanding circus they'd
> have drawn out forever...
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:466c88df{at}w3.nls.net...
> YAWN....
>
> So he was not reappointed because all the democrats say he was too big a
> supporter of Rumsfeld and the Iraq war, and now according to this no name
> idiot he's not reappointed because he's stood up to Bush too much.  GMAFB.
>
> Come on Rich you used to have a more critical eye with your posts.
>
> Gary
>
> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>>
>> http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_levey__m_070609_was_general_pace_fir
.htm
>>
>>
>> I’ve been writing for over a year now that the Joint Chiefs have been
>> blocking the White House’s efforts to expand the war to Iran. No matter
>> what you might think of Gen. Pete Pace, this really is TERRIFYING news,
>> unless you crave a wider war in the Persian Gulf and South Asia.
>>
>> Pace has been the most visible symbol of the push-back within the military
>> against the Long War.
>>
>> George W. Bush, in effect, just fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
>> Staff, Gen. Peter Pace, USMC. This is unprecedented, as it is the first
>> time the JCS Chair has not been reappointed.
>>
>> Pace's replacement will be Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael
>> Mullen, if the Senate approves his nomination.
>>
>> The Admiral appears to be a much more convinced true-believer than Pace.
>> Mullen was quoted in an address earlier this month to naval personnel:
>> http://starbulletin.com/...
>>
>> "The enemy now is basically evil and fundamentally hates everything we
>> are -- the democratic principles for which we stand ... This war is going
>> to go on for a long time. It's a generational war."
>>
>>
>>
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