VoteVets.org: Obama's CIA pick may "take us out of the nation-building business"

[UrbScotty]

From their website:

The largest group of progressive veterans in America, VoteVets.org, is voicing support for President Obama's selections to fill jobs as heads of the Department of Defense and CIA, as well as his pick to be the new Ambassador to Afghanistan.

In a statement, Iraq War Veteran and Interim Chairman of VoteVets.org, Ashwin Madia said:

"We're generally pleased with the pick of Leon Panetta to head the Department of Defense, General Petraeus to head the CIA, and Ryan Crocker to be Ambassador to Afghanistan.

By installing General Petraeus at CIA, in particular, the administration may be signaling a willingness to use more covert operations, with a small footprint, to counter terrorism around the world. That would lessen the burden on our military, and take us out of the nation-building business. Further, having lead the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, General Petraeus knows very well how the CIA fits into military operations.

[midnight]

1. CIA leaves smaller foot print and that is the signal that we are moving away from Nation Building?

[The Northerner]

9. +1

[TheWraith]

2. Kicking this. nt

[polichick]

3. This take on it makes sense.

[cliffordu]

4. K&R!

[Schema Thing]

5. I know I'm cautiously hopeful

[UrbScotty]

7. Yeah, I sure hope it comes to pass!

[Hutzpa]

6. Exactly as I figured

makes a lot of sense.

:kick:

[autorank]

8. Oh brother

This is a progressive group?

How about dismantle all operations that interfered with the sovereign rights of a foreign nation.