Who would want to be "Iraq Czar"?
Who would want this job?
How would this job work? It's a non-delineated position above cabinet level brought in late so the individual would have no established allies within the administration.
This person would have little to no control over either policy (from above) or tactics (from below) but would carry all the responsibilty.
In the past, this role has been put on both the Sec Def Rumsfeld, and Sec State Condi Rice, but both ended up abdicating the role because in the end, Cheney overwhelmed them.
(And, I think it should be noted that Gen. Keane, the man who supposedly designed this "surge" strategy in conjunction with the administration, wants nothing to do with this.)
The White House wants to appoint a high-powered czar to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with authority to issue directions to the Pentagon, the State Department and other agencies, but it has had trouble finding anyone able and willing to take the job, according to people close to the situation.....
How would this job work? It's a non-delineated position above cabinet level brought in late so the individual would have no established allies within the administration.
This person would have little to no control over either policy (from above) or tactics (from below) but would carry all the responsibilty.
In the past, this role has been put on both the Sec Def Rumsfeld, and Sec State Condi Rice, but both ended up abdicating the role because in the end, Cheney overwhelmed them.
(And, I think it should be noted that Gen. Keane, the man who supposedly designed this "surge" strategy in conjunction with the administration, wants nothing to do with this.)
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ROTC's Doug Neidermeyer of Animal House, that's who would take this job.
Mike, I don't know... this is just a rumor but Cheney was overheard telling Rove, "Put Neidermeyer on it. He's a sneaky little shit just like you."
By Anonymous, at 11:50 AM
I don't know. I think Cheney's far more evil than Dean Wormer.
Besides, they're looking for someone to take the press heat, not someone to actually do anything.
Mike
By mikevotes, at 1:14 PM
I think I'd rather be employed as the sharpness tester on the executioner's ax than war 'freaking' czar for this cabal of madmen.
but that's just me.
By Anonymous, at 4:20 AM
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