Obama appoints neo-con Republican favorite, Ryan Crocker, as ambassador to Afghanistan!

[Better Believe It]

Obama’s Musical Chairs: Continuity in a Bad Way
By Matthew Rothschild
Editor of The Progressive
April 27, 2011

With Leon Panetta likely moving from the CIA to the Pentagon to take the place of Robert Gates, and with David Petraeus, who is now running the war in Afghanistan, likely to slide into Panetta’s old spot at Langley, what we’re seeing here is continuity, but not in a good way.

Actually, there’s continuity going all the way back to George H.W. Bush, whom Obama praised on the campaign trail. And then Obama kept Gates on at the Pentagon, who was a favorite of the elder Bush’s.

And for some reason, Obama keeps promoting Petraeus, a favorite of Bush-Cheney.

Another favorite of Bush-Cheney’s and the neocon crowd is Ryan Crocker, whom Obama is plucking out of retirement to be ambassador to Afghanistan after Crocker ran Iraq like it was his own little fiefdom when he was ambassador there. The idea for this appointment actually originated with the neocon artist William Kristol, who floated the idea almost a year ago in the Weekly Standard back on June 22, 2010.

Read the full article at:

http://www.progressive.org/wx042711.html


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Why not Petraeus-Crocker in Afghanistan?
A chance for President Obama to recommit to victory.
June 22, 2010

If Gen. McChrystal does step down, there are undoubtedly many able general officers who could replace him. Here’s one unconventional suggestion, though: Ask Gen. David Petraeus to give up his CENTCOM post and take command of the war in Afghanistan. President Obama should also accept the resignations on the civilian side of special envoy Richard Holbrooke and ambassador Karl Eikenberry; he could then ask Ryan Crocker to come out of retirement to head up the currently dysfunctional civilian effort.

In any case, if Gen. McChrystal does step down, President Obama should use this as an opportunity to recommit his administration to success in Afghanistan, and to correct the impression he may be more concerned to end our involvement there quickly rather than make sure it ends successfully.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/why-not-petraeus-crocker-afghanistan

Note: In January 2010 he became Dean of Texas A&M University's George Bush School of Government and Public Service. Isn't that just wunderful! BBI

[indepat]

1. What'a crock of RW cockamamie malarkey

:patriot:

[FLAprogressive]

2. Don't forget war criminal Petraeus.

[OKNancy]

3. He's a career diplomat. Not a boogieman

He's served under Democrats and Republicans. He warned against the toppling of Saddam Hussein as well.
and a poster of Iron Maiden's "2 Minutes to Midnight" album hangs in his office..lol
http://www.lebanonwire.com/0706MLN/07061001NW.asp

[JoePhilly]

4. Everyone Obama appoints is evil.

:sarcasm:

[OKNancy]

7. yeah, I posted that in another thread!

just like the birthers... it doesn't matter what he does, it won't change their minds.

[JoePhilly]

10. Here he how I respond to some of the ...

folks who post NOTHING but obscure nonsense that attacks Obama.

Obama Bad Obama Bad Obama Bad Obama Bad Obama Bad Obama. nt

[bluestate10]

15. To the far left brain, certainly. nt

[librechik]

5. Obama wants things to stay exactly as they are

Don't rock the boat should be his middle name

[MsLeopard]

6. More change we can believe in

Or, more likely, we "hope" we can believe in "change" but the past and present tells us otherwise. :puke:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. Another searcher for the "light at the end of the tunnel" in another lost war. K&R

[GKirk]

9. I don't know...

...I think sending someone you don't like to Afghanistan is a good idea.

[SidDithers]

11. Unrec...

SSDD.

Sid

[spanone]

12. ambassador to afghanistan is like doing toilet duty for eternity

[Bluebear]

13. Oh yay.

[TheKentuckian]

14. How about a non neo anything besides Token Solis who tends to be holed up

in Darth Cheney's undisclosed location with a phone that doesn't dial out.

[Better Believe It]

16. Kick