Comments on: Khalilzad to U.N. Ambassador, Crocker to Iraq http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/khalilzad_to_un_ambassador_crocker_to_iraq/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:57:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: daveinboca http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/khalilzad_to_un_ambassador_crocker_to_iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-108749 daveinboca Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:18:41 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/01/khalilzad_to_un_ambassador_crocker_to_iraq/#comment-108749 Bremer, Cheney, Rumsfeld were Larry/Curly/Moe when it came to nation-building. Petraeus is terrific. Crocker is excellent, Zal will be great at the UN. Going back to first base, Rumsfeld's overweening arrogance in throwing out Gen. Garner and the Arabist team at the start and giving the nod to Bremer/Khalilzad [Bremer refused to work with Zal & got him booted] started the string of disasters that the clueless "Decider" still doesn't understand. I hope Rummy gets nabbed in Germany, not for war crimes, but for arrogant stupidity. Bremer, Cheney, Rumsfeld were Larry/Curly/Moe when it came to nation-building. Petraeus is terrific. Crocker is excellent, Zal will be great at the UN.

Going back to first base, Rumsfeld's overweening arrogance in throwing out Gen. Garner and the Arabist team at the start and giving the nod to Bremer/Khalilzad [Bremer refused to work with Zal & got him booted] started the string of disasters that the clueless "Decider" still doesn't understand.

I hope Rummy gets nabbed in Germany, not for war crimes, but for arrogant stupidity.

]]> By: legion http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/khalilzad_to_un_ambassador_crocker_to_iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-108709 legion Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:53:37 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/01/khalilzad_to_un_ambassador_crocker_to_iraq/#comment-108709 Oooohh, Rep Goode from Virginia must be just seething at that... Oooohh, Rep Goode from Virginia must be just seething at that...

]]> By: http://www.elephantsordonkeys.com http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/khalilzad_to_un_ambassador_crocker_to_iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-136602 http://www.elephantsordonkeys.com Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/01/khalilzad_to_un_ambassador_crocker_to_iraq/#comment-136602 <!--%kramer-pre%-->the CENTCOM job should be was shaped by Norman Schwartzkopf in Desert Storm. Perhaps what we need now, though, is more akin to Dwight Eisenhower’s role in World War II. Juan Cole is quite enthusiastic about this change, combined with the move of Khalilzad to the UN and Crocker to Iraq, headlining his post “The professionals take charge.” His conclusion is perhaps the most optimistic thing I’ve ever read on his site: “If the US in Iraq can possibly have a soft landing, these are the individuals who can pull it off. It is a<!--%kramer-post%--> the CENTCOM job should be was shaped by Norman Schwartzkopf in Desert Storm. Perhaps what we need now, though, is more akin to Dwight Eisenhower’s role in World War II. Juan Cole is quite enthusiastic about this change, combined with the move of Khalilzad to the UN and Crocker to Iraq, headlining his post “The professionals take charge.” His conclusion is perhaps the most optimistic thing I’ve ever read on his site: “If the US in Iraq can possibly have a soft landing, these are the individuals who can pull it off. It is a

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