This just in: Bush Says Politicians Shouldn't Tell Generals How to Do Their Job

[elbales]

Oh those wacky guys in the Bush Administration. They just love changing their minds.

Boldface is mine.

Reid: Bush in Denial Over War in Iraq
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent
Monday, April 23, 2007

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday President Bush is in a state of denial over Iraq, "and the new Congress will show him the way." Holding his ground, Bush renewed his staunch opposition to timetables for U.S. troop withdrawals.

"I believe strongly that politicians in Washington shouldn't be telling generals how to do their job," Bush said at the White House after meeting with Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the Iraq war. "I believe artificial timetables for withdrawal would be a mistake."

O RLY?

Tuesday, April 13, 2004, 12:00 a.m. Pacific
U.S. commander requests thousands more troops for Iraq
By Seattle Times news services

BAGHDAD, Iraq — The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said yesterday that he'd requested two more brigades of troops, perhaps up to 14,000 soldiers, to help quell the worst outbreak of fighting in Iraq since the American-led occupation began more than a year ago. . . .

The Pentagon official said Abizaid, who is regarded as more independent than his predecessor, Gen. Tommy Franks, has been repeatedly discouraged from asking for more soldiers because President Bush has publicly pledged to bring 25,000 troops home from Iraq before the November elections.

"Rumsfeld has made it clear to the whole building that he wasn't interested in getting any requests for more troops," the Pentagon official said.

Mr. President? You are an asshat. Resign now plzkthx.

 

Comments

[cryptile.livejournal.com]

Machinations and corruption and hypocrisy are usually supposed to be accompanied by the ability to cover them up convicingly and disguise it as competance or virtue. BushCo can't event manage that.

Probably thinks Machiavelli is some sort of pasta dish.