Comments on: Did Tony Zinni Think He Was Going to Be the Next Iraq Ambassador?

By: Commentary » Blog Archive » “We did not adequately focus on these concerns.”

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:53:24 +0000

[...] Gen. Anthony Zinni thought the administration had given him the ambassadorship to Iraq; he was wrong. Judd Gregg is only the most recent Obama interlocutor to be undone by the Audacity of [...]

By: Caitlyna

Caitlyna — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:25:15 +0000

Other reports say that it was Jones who told Zinni that Sec. Clinton was on board, but she did not give the assurance herself.

By: rcubed

rcubed — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:19:42 +0000

Perhaps the Iraqi government would prefer someone who did not give up on them when the times were tough. He obvious had no confidence in our military or that the Iraqi military and government would be effective

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:19:08 +0000

Can't be… there IS no right hand in the WH.

By: TexGEOas

TexGEOas — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:20:50 +0000

Welcome to the Obama administration. Stay tuned…

By: dka

dka — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:09:44 +0000

Actually , it might boil down to the fact that in the WH the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing !

By: Caitlyna

Caitlyna — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:25:15 +0000

Other reports say that it was Jones who told Zinni that Sec. Clinton was on board, but she did not give the assurance herself.

By: rcubed

rcubed — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:19:42 +0000

By: Hoping For Change - Because it feels like 4 years already

Hoping For Change - Because it feels like 4 years already — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:50:03 +0000

[...] General Anthony Zinni to be US Ambassador to Iraq. No explanation yet, but this earlier story on leaving Zinni in the dark about his upcoming nomination shows an unusual level of ineptitude in handling major political [...]

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:19:08 +0000

Can't be… there IS no right hand in the WH.