The Anvil Chorus

I said I wasn't going to get involved with political postings anymore but this is too curious to pass up.

Everytime I let myself get drawn into a discussion of this fiasco in Iraq it seems the supporters of the war say we are doing well over there and that all is well with President Bush at the helm. To me that means they are supporting the Secretary of Defense as well because the Commander In Chief hired him and is the only one Secretary Rumsfeld reports to. As with all appointees, Secretary Rumsfeld serves at the pleasure of the President.

Now suddenly a whole fistful of retired Generals are speaking out to the effect that the President's next in line in the chain of command,  Rumsfeld needs to go. It's true enough that Bush and Rumsfeld are two different people in two different positions but there is something terribly wrong with this picture.

These guys didn't get those stars for ignorance and their experience certainly lends substantial credibility to their voices but will the President listen to anything dissonant in his own echo chamber?

Film at eleven boys and girls....

Comments

[Charlie, aka Admiral Pooper Scooper]

All I will say here is what I've been saying for three years. To quote, "Hmmmmmmmm."

[Alain Jourdier]

Rummy and W both need to go but, sadly, all the dissing from the retired generals will only let W dig in his heels even more because he doesn't ever feel he's wrong. We simply need to declare victory in Iraq, get the helicopters to pick up the last American off the embassy roof and come home. Even if W's approval rating went down to zero, he'd still not budge.