The Betrayal has a very interesting post today.
Still needs verification - Pentagon brass chafes at Obama’s Iraq pullout plan
Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by David-Crockett
Njresident thanks for the tip.
The following Daily Star article seems pretty important, however still needs verification. Never the less I think it should be spread to the relevant lawyers for further inspection.
-David Crockett
By Gareth Porter
The Daily Star
WASHINGTON: CENTCOM commander General David Petraeus, supported by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to pullout all US combat troops from Iraq within 18 months at an Oval Office meeting on January 21, sources have said.
But Obama informed Gates, Petraeus and Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen that he wasn’t convinced and wanted Gates and the military leaders to come back quickly with a detailed 16-month plan, according to two sources who have talked with participants in the meeting.
Obama’s decision to override Petraeus’ recommendation has not ended the conflict between the president and senior military officers over troop withdrawal, however. There are indications that Petraeus and his allies in the military and the Pentagon, including General Ray Odierno, now the top commander in Iraq, have already begun to try to pressure Obama to change his withdrawal policy.
A network of senior military officers is also reported to be preparing to support Petraeus and Odierno by mobilizing public opinion against Obama’s decision...Continue Reading
