Comments on: George Casey Next Army Chief of Staff

By: Anthony C

Anthony C — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 04:42:14 +0000

Someone - I'm sorry, I can't remember who, but it was someone who has reasonable credibility - was arguing earlier today that Casey would go to Washington to replace Schoomaker. The theory goes that Schoomaker has run increasingly in opposition to the administration on Iraq and was becoming more open in his criticism of the way things are going and that Casey was seen as more pliant.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:26:43 +0000

Wow, that is odd. It seems positive to have someone who's been so deeply involved in Iraq, provided he's learned anything from the experience.

By: World and Global Politics Blog

World and Global Politics Blog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

s annoyed with the Pentagon and positively disgusted with the State Department. While he thinks the president is ultimately responsible, he thinks former SECDEF Don Rumsfeld and Generals Casey and Sanchez also did poor jobs. He opposed (as did I) elevating Casey to Army Chief of Staff after his failure in Iraq. Overall, as with the first of these, McCain was the guy that the campaign press loved so much in 2000: direct, candid, and plain talking.