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Army Lieutenant General '''Douglas Lute''', who was chosen May 15, 2007, by President [[George W. Bush]] "as his pointman for the conflicts in [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]], ending a frustrated search for a 'war czar'," will serve under National Security Adviser [[Stephen J. Hadley]], "who said he wanted somebody who would focus full time on Iraq and Afghanistan, doing what he would do if he had the time to do it." [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21740520-1702,00.html]
Lute, 54, currently serving as director of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], "was selected after several prominent retired generals turned down offers or overtures to become the White House's 'war czar'. ... [Lute] has been a three star general only since September [2006], but he has deep experience in the Middle East and was heavily involved in the planning for the current '[[McCain doctrine|surge]]' of US troops to Iraq." [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21740520-1702,00.html]
==External Links==
*Steve Holland, [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWAT00750220070515 "Bush picks Gen. Lute as 'war czar' for Iraq,"] Reuters, May 15, 2007.
*Jim Mannion, [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21740520-1702,00.html "Bush picks general as 'war czar',"] ''news.com.au'', May 15, 2007.
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6660073.stm "US names general to be 'war tsar',"] BBC News, May 15, 2007.
[[category:war/peace]][[category:war in Iraq]]
