The new guy is a flat out Bushian psycho who is being brought in to expand the war to IRAN. If the Senate approves this nutbag it is “End Times” time.
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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When a Republican is fired the style guide says use the word “replaced” – when a Democrat is fired the term is “fired”