Doug Lute nominated to be Official White House Scapegoat, er um... War Czar

[ck4829]

After a protracted search, President Bush has selected an Army lieutenant general to be his war czar in charge of overseeing the strife in Iraq and Afghanistan.

White House officials said Tuesday that Bush tapped Lt. Gen. Douglas E Lute for the new position. The job was created to consolidate authority in one person for coordination of the war efforts and to ease conflicts between the Pentagon, State Department and other agencies involved.

Lute, a three-star general, will have the titles of assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan policy implementation. It was unclear Tuesday whether Lute would report directly to Bush or to National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley.

Lute's selection will take pressure off of Hadley, who had the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts on his plate along with virtually all other pressing foreign issues, such as the nuclear standoffs with North Korea and Iran.

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/17230645.htm

[Olney Blue]

1. My Pet Scapegoat

[donco6]

2. He's automatically unqualified.

For being too stupid to say, "No, thanks."

[BuyingThyme]

3. So, let's get this straight. They hire the guy for the position,

but they don't quite yet know what the position is?

"It was unclear Tuesday whether Lute would report directly to Bush or to National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley."

[ck4829]

4. Do these guys EVER think about anything in advance?

They can't even pass the buck on to someone else without messing it up apparently.

[kurth]

5. A great addition to anyone's resume

"I was in charge of Iraq".

Dumb shit.