52 months later...so how's that Iraq stabilization program working for you Condi?

[Cell Whitman]

Help me out here - I haven't heard any news about this in over 4 years. Did Iraq stabilize? Certainly someone with Codi's talents dusted off this assignment in no time.

Did I miss it? :7

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-10-06-rice-iraq_x.htm

WASHINGTON — President Bush is giving his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, the authority to manage postwar Iraq and the rebuilding of Afghanistan.

While some saw it as a sign of frustration with the handling of postwar efforts, Bush and other officials said the move is a logical next step and reflected no dissatisfaction with progress.

"We want to cut through the red tape and make sure that we're getting the assistance there quickly so that they can carry out their priorities," Bush spokesman Scott McClellan said. "It's a new phase, a different phase we're entering."

Rice will head the Iraq Stabilization Group, which will have coordinating committees on counterterrorism, economic development, political affairs and media messages. Each committee will be headed by a Rice deputy and include representatives of the State, Defense and Treasury departments and the CIA.

McClellan said the change is no indication of discontent with progress in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld or Paul Bremer, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority. Bremer will continue to report to Rumsfeld, and the Pentagon will still be "the lead agency," he said. ...

The new structure will give Bush's top White House aides a stronger voice in decisions and will make the president more directly accountable. Because of their close relationship, many people will assume Bush signed off on Rice's decisions. ...

President Bush also weighed in on the reason for his decision.

Rice "is going to make sure that the efforts continue to be coordinated so that we continue to make progress," Bush said at a news conference with President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya. "And listen, we're making good progress in Iraq. Sometimes it's hard to tell it when you listen to the filter" of the news media.

[Muttocracy]

1. I think they're all just running out the clock and working on their resumes nt

[shain from kane]

2. What the Hell happened to that War Czar, or something? n/t

"Douglas E. Lute is a lieutenant general in the United States Army. On 15 May 2007, Lute was nominated by George W. Bush to serve as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, also known as the "War Czar", in the George W. Bush administration. The position will oversee the War in Iraq and War in Afghanistan."



Reading further, shortly sfter being selected, he proposed re-inststing the draft.

Guess I answered my own question.

[Supersedeas]

3. give her a chance to filibuster and you'll get more than an innate ambiguity or two from 'Professor'

Rice