[SkyPilot]

I guess he meant Abezaid as CENTCOM - and other Army leadership in general. I didn't agree with him - I thought Abezaid did a great job. He spoke Arabic and did a lot of great diplomacy.

The problem is, everyone at the Pentagon knows Iraq is not going well and they are looking for scape goats.

[leadpenny]

The shortage of qualified senior Army generals also explains Casey being ‘fired up’ to the CofS’s job after Iraq. That’s almost like bringing Scoomaker back from retirement.

I’m not disparaging any of the generals but under more normal times, there would be senior three stars waiting in line for the vice or the chief’s job.