The president wants a War Czar. You know, someone to be in charge of all of our wars, past and future. You know, a Commander and Chief. You know, Bush's primary job.
So...didn't we all know this in '04? Heck, didn't many of us know this in '00?
From TPM:
This is truly DC-czarism, 'we can't figure out what the hell we're doing so let's appoint a new bubble on the flowchart' run amok. Instead of 'czar' maybe we can just call the person 'training wheels'? Someone to oversee wars, the Pentagon, the State Department and everything else? Don't we elect that person every four years?How can they only know be realizing they can't cut it? Is it just a matter of not wanting to be at fault when the pull out comes? Is it that they have had so many goats sacrificed, they need a new one?
JP says it reminds him of this November 2005 piece from The Onion ...In response to increasing criticism of his handling of the war in Iraq and the disaster in the Gulf Coast, as well as other issues, such as Social Security reform, the national deficit, and rising gas prices, President Bush is expected to appoint someone to run the U.S. as soon as Friday.I'm not sure I've ever seen a better sign -- though wrapped in a humorous package -- of why this president really can't be trusted to be in charge of anything and why the Republic is genuinely in peril as long as this pitiful goof remains in office. Bush wants to find a general to do his job for him. But he can't get anyone to agree to do it.
And worse yet, no one wants the job. They generals are happy to fight the wars they are ordered to, but to actually get stuck in...they know how bad and deep this is. Petraeus is one of the last believers left, still hoping his Surge idea is going to pan out. Not good.
Not good for us.
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