Posted on 12/20/2006 5:11:41 AM PST by dakine
"I'd say that Abizaid probably is probably just ready to retire after 30 years of doing a good job."
That's most likely the case. I heard on a news report that he wanted to leave last year but was stopped from doing so by Rumsfeld.
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