Bush: "I believe strongly that politicians in DC shouldn't be telling generals how to do their job"

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/18/AR2006121801477.html

White House, Joint Chiefs At Odds on Adding Troops

By Robin Wright and Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, December 19, 2006; Page A01

The Bush administration is split over the idea of a surge in troops to Iraq, with White House officials aggressively promoting the concept over the unanimous disagreement of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to U.S. officials familiar with the intense debate.

Sending 15,000 to 30,000 more troops for a mission of possibly six to eight months is one of the central proposals on the table of the White House policy review to reverse the steady deterioration in Iraq. The option is being discussed as an element in a range of bigger packages, the officials said.

[KittyWampus]

1. Like Conservative SC Justices Shouldn't Tell Doctors How To Do Theirs?

BTW, the Democrats ARE listening to the Generals.

[Fierce]

2. He's absolutely right!

He should shut up and listen to the generals!

[opihimoimoi]

3. Didn't Rumsfeild reject Gen Shinseki??

[Jacobin]

4. Bush could write for The Onion