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So, this is old news, but the President has decided to create a new position, the War Czar. That's right, after several years of stumbling around aimlessly in Iraq and Afghanistan, after five or six different military plans were flushed down the toilet, we're finally getting someone who will be in charge of the war effort. They will be in charge of coordinating strategic operations, negotiating with the locals, and, most importantly, taking the blame for everything that goes wrong.
The problem is that there already is a War Czar. He lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. His office is shaped like an oval. It is fundamentally the job of the President of the United States to unify our political, economic, and military strategy in time of war and guarantee that we have a coherent plan. It is his duty, and nobody else's, to see to the proper pursuit and execution of the war, to assure that we do have a plan not only for fighting enemies, but for leaving the world a better place than we found it.
Of course, one can't expect such planning from Dubya. It's not his style. So, after several years of grubbing around in the dirt, he's decided to find someone to do it for him. Except that he can't seem to find any volunteers. The generals have all deserted him. Perhaps they don't want to be part of a nebulously defined post, whose only job seems to be to look over Petraeus's shoulder. Perhaps they understand that a position without widespread unification of civilian and military aims is useless. Or perhaps they're not interested in taking the blame for everything Dubya does wrong.
So, the White House is out looking for new candidates, and I've found the list. That's right, below this cut is the list of people being considered for the War Czar position. Which one of these uniquely qualified people will be the next (and first) head of our war strategy? And, more importantly, how do we vote some of them off the island?
( War Czar Candidates )
The problem is that there already is a War Czar. He lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. His office is shaped like an oval. It is fundamentally the job of the President of the United States to unify our political, economic, and military strategy in time of war and guarantee that we have a coherent plan. It is his duty, and nobody else's, to see to the proper pursuit and execution of the war, to assure that we do have a plan not only for fighting enemies, but for leaving the world a better place than we found it.
Of course, one can't expect such planning from Dubya. It's not his style. So, after several years of grubbing around in the dirt, he's decided to find someone to do it for him. Except that he can't seem to find any volunteers. The generals have all deserted him. Perhaps they don't want to be part of a nebulously defined post, whose only job seems to be to look over Petraeus's shoulder. Perhaps they understand that a position without widespread unification of civilian and military aims is useless. Or perhaps they're not interested in taking the blame for everything Dubya does wrong.
So, the White House is out looking for new candidates, and I've found the list. That's right, below this cut is the list of people being considered for the War Czar position. Which one of these uniquely qualified people will be the next (and first) head of our war strategy? And, more importantly, how do we vote some of them off the island?
( War Czar Candidates )