Bush Pick for War Adviser Says Consider Withdrawal

[Hubert Flottz]

June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Lieutenant General Douglas Lute, a skeptic of the troop increase in Iraq and President George W. Bush's choice to oversee the war, said withdrawing troops may pressure the Iraqi government to make needed changes.

Under questioning from Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin, Lute said the Michigan Democrat may be correct in his long-held assertion that the Iraqi government will only work to end sectarian strife if it has to.

A withdrawal ``ought to be considered,'' Lute, 54, said during the committee's hearing in Washington on his nomination as a coordinator of war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

While praising Lute's qualifications, Levin said the new position had little authority, making it difficult for Lute to be effective. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a Bush confidante, has been unable to reshape the administration's war policy, Levin said. ``One has to wonder, how does one expect that General Lute can be more successful?'' MORE....

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Tell the senate what they want to hear and once you're in, do as you please. It works every time for the bushies!

[Captain Angry]

1. I wonder if his statement translates out to...

I'm resigning to spend more time with my family.

[Hubert Flottz]

2. The bushies all lie to get past the senate conformation and then

they do what bush tells them to once they get in. Gonzo and all of them have done the same thing. Nobody ever gets in trouble for lying to congress and the bad guys ALL know it.