tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post4820720295868259755..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Petraeus Recalibrates his Career - Focus AfghanistanDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48464436595098271122008-07-26T14:31:00.000-04:002008-07-26T14:31:00.000-04:00And here all along I thought State and CIA were th...And here all along I thought State and CIA were the red-headed stepchildren.<BR/><BR/>Live and learn.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Live and learn.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28032368993703898662008-07-26T14:24:00.000-04:002008-07-26T14:24:00.000-04:00come on Wall Street don't be slowthis war is a go-...come on Wall Street <BR/>don't be slow<BR/>this war is a go-go-go<BR/>plenty money to be made<BR/>supplying the army <BR/>the tool of the trade<BR/>so,<BR/>one, two, three, four<BR/>what are we fighting for <BR/>don't ask me i don't give a damn <BR/>it's just another scam <BR/>and,<BR/>five, six, seven, eight<BR/>open up the pearly gates<BR/>ain't no time to wonder why<BR/>whoopie we all be get'n scammedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61016037302013472802008-07-26T12:19:00.000-04:002008-07-26T12:19:00.000-04:00People need constant reminding: Afghanistan is a N...People need constant reminding: Afghanistan is a NATO operation. What thin slice doesn't belong to NATO, belongs to JSOC.<BR/><BR/>The way to do this given the circumstances would have been to put Petraeus in as SACEUR, and McChrystal in as CENTCOM CMDR, though the choice of Odierno as Petraeus' follow-on was a good one in my opinion. Alas and alack, this is not how it turned out.<BR/><BR/>The real problem in attempts to "shift focus" now is that the point of burn-out has been reached in both regions. I'm surprised it didn't come sooner, but I underestimated our ability to go long in that environment. We'll start to see the consequences of that shortly and it'll take a good bit of inventiveness to mitigate.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91042601219648101692008-07-26T10:54:00.000-04:002008-07-26T10:54:00.000-04:00If Obama announces his cabinet picks at the conven...If Obama announces his cabinet picks at the convention, and chooses Petraeus as SecDef, you can stick a fork in McCain. And there's not much MoveOn.org can do about it, because Obama's already got his war chest busting at the seams.Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.com