Comments on: We Have Us a New War Czar http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:32:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Oracle http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-695558 The Oracle Wed, 16 May 2007 06:39:33 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-695558 <p>Per Rachel Maddow’s Air America radio show Tuesday, Maj. Gen. Douglas Lute is the new “Scape Czar,” especially if Dick Cheney orders the bombing of IRAN, escalating the conflagration in the Middle East beyond anything anyone can possibly imagine. </p> <p>Maj. Gen. Lute will be the “Scape Czar” blamed for everything, especially since his command at Central Command has been war-gaming IRAN attack scenarios for the past several years on orders of Dick Cheney and the neo-con Republicans who seem hell-bent on setting off World War III.</p> Per Rachel Maddow’s Air America radio show Tuesday, Maj. Gen. Douglas Lute is the new “Scape Czar,” especially if Dick Cheney orders the bombing of IRAN, escalating the conflagration in the Middle East beyond anything anyone can possibly imagine.

Maj. Gen. Lute will be the “Scape Czar” blamed for everything, especially since his command at Central Command has been war-gaming IRAN attack scenarios for the past several years on orders of Dick Cheney and the neo-con Republicans who seem hell-bent on setting off World War III.

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694801 MarkH Wed, 16 May 2007 01:30:05 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694801 <p>Lute = Bremer II ?</p> <p>Luting, raping and pillaging!</p> Lute = Bremer II ?

Luting, raping and pillaging!

]]> By: larue http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694683 larue Wed, 16 May 2007 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694683 <p>That’s a good, good look into the approaching future. Dissolve Iraqi Parliment. Total Contral.</p> <p>Just as The Romans did. The danged analogy is always there for me to use, but lately I’ve not brought it to bear on my analyses . . . . </p> <p>Good work RFW, yer a hoss ‘mongst hosses! (smile)</p> That’s a good, good look into the approaching future. Dissolve Iraqi Parliment. Total Contral.

Just as The Romans did. The danged analogy is always there for me to use, but lately I’ve not brought it to bear on my analyses . . . .

Good work RFW, yer a hoss ‘mongst hosses! (smile)

]]> By: Sue http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694675 Sue Wed, 16 May 2007 00:53:43 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694675 <p>The new war czar is only a three star general. What do you think the four star generals will tell him to do with his ideas?</p> The new war czar is only a three star general. What do you think the four star generals will tell him to do with his ideas?

]]> By: radiofreewill http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694579 radiofreewill Wed, 16 May 2007 00:05:06 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694579 <p>larue - since you asked, think ‘Roman Province.’ As a possible interpretation of events:</p> <p>Lute will report directly to Bush and act as the Military Governor of Iraq and Afghanistan, responsible for Public Administration (ie - Governing.)</p> <p>This will clear the way for walls, a contracted ‘military-aligned’ police force and massive suppression of the populace in order to Control the Territory and its Resources.</p> <p>[Observation: BushCo never puts themselves in a position of dependency on others - they always take Control, by any means…]</p> <p>So, continuing to speculate: The Next Shoe to Drop? Exposure of an Iranian conspiracy to Control the Iraqi Parliment, dissolution of the Parliment, and declaration of Martial Law in Iraq by Bush (with Lute standing next to him.) </p> <p>I believe it was Cheney who said, “We make reality!” </p> <p>Stay tuned…</p> larue – since you asked, think ‘Roman Province.’ As a possible interpretation of events:

Lute will report directly to Bush and act as the Military Governor of Iraq and Afghanistan, responsible for Public Administration (ie – Governing.)

This will clear the way for walls, a contracted ‘military-aligned’ police force and massive suppression of the populace in order to Control the Territory and its Resources.

[Observation: BushCo never puts themselves in a position of dependency on others - they always take Control, by any means…]

So, continuing to speculate: The Next Shoe to Drop? Exposure of an Iranian conspiracy to Control the Iraqi Parliment, dissolution of the Parliment, and declaration of Martial Law in Iraq by Bush (with Lute standing next to him.)

I believe it was Cheney who said, “We make reality!”

Stay tuned…

]]> By: CodpieceWatch http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694570 CodpieceWatch Tue, 15 May 2007 23:57:26 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694570 <p>Someone commented elsewhere that Bush probably hired him because his last name sounds like what he’s been doing to the Treasury.</p> Someone commented elsewhere that Bush probably hired him because his last name sounds like what he’s been doing to the Treasury.

]]> By: Kimster http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694530 Kimster Tue, 15 May 2007 23:24:01 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694530 <p>The man isn’t even a full general. Ike was responsible for about half a war and he was a full general. Ditto MacArthur. This man is responsible for two. </p> <p>What in the world is going on here? Oh, never mind.</p> The man isn’t even a full general. Ike was responsible for about half a war and he was a full general. Ditto MacArthur. This man is responsible for two.

What in the world is going on here? Oh, never mind.

]]> By: larue http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694529 larue Tue, 15 May 2007 23:23:53 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694529 <p><a href="#comment-694518"><em>radiofreewill @ 127</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>I want to dissent on the interpretation of Lute’s new job and the May 9th Executive Order:</p> <p>The War Czar position is that of a Military Governor and the Executive Order anticipates the collapse of the Iraqi Parliment.</p> <p>This signals an escalation of tensions.</p></blockquote> <p>Bingo. </p> <p>Wonder what THIS ugly will be looking like.</p> radiofreewill @ 127

I want to dissent on the interpretation of Lute’s new job and the May 9th Executive Order:

The War Czar position is that of a Military Governor and the Executive Order anticipates the collapse of the Iraqi Parliment.

This signals an escalation of tensions.

Bingo.

Wonder what THIS ugly will be looking like.

]]> By: radiofreewill http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694518 radiofreewill Tue, 15 May 2007 23:08:35 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694518 <p>I want to dissent on the interpretation of Lute’s new job and the May 9th Executive Order:</p> <p>The War Czar position is that of a Military Governor and the Executive Order anticipates the collapse of the Iraqi Parliment.</p> <p>This signals an escalation of tensions.</p> I want to dissent on the interpretation of Lute’s new job and the May 9th Executive Order:

The War Czar position is that of a Military Governor and the Executive Order anticipates the collapse of the Iraqi Parliment.

This signals an escalation of tensions.

]]> By: Former Fed http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694513 Former Fed Tue, 15 May 2007 22:59:32 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/#comment-694513 <p>This whole thing is ludicrous. To put a three star in this job and say he will coordinate Sate & DoD and everything else to do with the war is just nonsense.</p> <p>Anyone who knows how the military works and how Washington works knows it is a failure from the beginning. In the Pentagon a one star gets coffee for the higher ranking people. A three star is not a lot better. To think a three star is going to tell the four stars or the Assistant Secretaries what to do is more fantasyland in BushCo. Let alone the Under Secretaries or the Secretaries.</p> <p>Poor bastard - I do feel sorry for him. He should have resigned rather than take this job.</p> This whole thing is ludicrous. To put a three star in this job and say he will coordinate Sate & DoD and everything else to do with the war is just nonsense.

Anyone who knows how the military works and how Washington works knows it is a failure from the beginning. In the Pentagon a one star gets coffee for the higher ranking people. A three star is not a lot better. To think a three star is going to tell the four stars or the Assistant Secretaries what to do is more fantasyland in BushCo. Let alone the Under Secretaries or the Secretaries.

Poor bastard – I do feel sorry for him. He should have resigned rather than take this job.

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