WANTED: Seasoned Czar for War on Terror

Recently reports surfaced that a) for several weeks the White House has been seeking a 'Czar' to oversee wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; b) at least three of their top candidates have declined the position.

General Jack Sheehan, a former Marine, was particularly blunt in rejecting the offer: "The very fundamental issue is, they don't know where the hell they're going." Sheehan argued that the White House did not have a strategic vision and was dominated by hardliners instead of pragmatists looking for a way out of Iraq -- before penning a more diplomatic op-ed that was printed in today's Washington Post:

I concluded that the current Washington decision-making process lacks a linkage to a broader view of the region and how the parts fit together strategically. We got it right during the early days of Afghanistan-- and then lost focus. We have never gotten it right in Iraq. For these reasons, I asked not to be considered for this important White House position. These huge shortcomings are not going to be resolved by the assignment of an additional individual to the White House staff. They need to be addressed before an implementation manager is brought on board.

Others have suggested that no one wants a thankless job that will become a magnet for blame. Esteemed anchormen Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert had a field day with this theme (click here to see their hilarious segments...)

This of course obscures the substance: is a failure to coordinate efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan a central issue, or just one of many things that have gone wrong? Is appointing a czar a good idea? Chime in...

 

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