tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post1427525481023062278..comments2024-03-15T00:21:37.019-07:00Comments on The Trench: Vacation Suggestion To Obama: BaghdadJames Gundunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-40138084769814007992010-06-26T18:06:10.560-07:002010-06-26T18:06:10.560-07:00Exactly, escalating and broadening.
Biden is not...Exactly, escalating and broadening.<br /> <br />Biden is not, and never was a factor. He helped get the Jewish vote on board. His mission is accomplished.Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-21388677191698170622010-06-26T17:37:16.158-07:002010-06-26T17:37:16.158-07:00Which is really unfortunate. Eikenberry is one of ...Which is really unfortunate. Eikenberry is one of the few civilian officials to oppose a troop build up, while Holbrooke fully supports Obama's surge. If both Eikenberry and Rahm go, that would purge Washington of surge dissenters and create a united politico/military leadership that favors ignoring the July 2011 deadline. (Barring Biden of course, who would then be isolated and even more powerless.) US policy has changed with new personnel - it's escalating.James Gundunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-39239191369989036522010-06-26T14:59:12.182-07:002010-06-26T14:59:12.182-07:00Crocker would make sense with Patreus now in full ...Crocker would make sense with Patreus now in full charge. Eikenberry is the last stand up person in the region. <br /><br />I agree for the Patreus purge to succeed Eikenberry is on the top of his list.Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-73420596976796745152010-06-26T14:46:56.965-07:002010-06-26T14:46:56.965-07:00It feels like his days have been numbered since he...It feels like his days have been numbered since he came. Unsuited for the environment as he is, replacements are scarce. If anyone appears on the out it's Afghan ambassador Karl Eikenberry. Ryan Crocker, one of Petraeus's wingmen and Iraqi ambassador until 2009, seems to have his job in the cross-hairs.James Gundunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-26256100795978634712010-06-26T08:41:58.674-07:002010-06-26T08:41:58.674-07:00Even though Hillary and Holbrooke are joined at th...Even though Hillary and Holbrooke are joined at the hip. I have seen chatter that Holbrooke's days are numbered.Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.com