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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] | 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] | ||
| + | On August 23, 2005, Lute, then director of operations at [[U.S. Central Command]] and "the general responsible for near-term planning" in Iraq, said that the US was "expected to pull significant numbers of troops out of Iraq in the next 12 months in spite of the [[civil war in Iraq|continuing violence]]" and that "the reductions were part of a push by Gen [[John Abizaid]], commander of all US troops in the region, to put the burden of defending Iraq on Iraqi forces." Lute also "denied the withdrawal was motivated by political pressure from Washington." [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9f81fef2-14de-11da-9df1-00000e2511c8.html] | ||
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| + | ==Question of effectiveness== | ||
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] | 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] | ||
"Some questioned how effective a three star general would be in managing a war effort from the White House amid four star military commanders and cabinet secretaries." [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21740520-1702,00.html] | "Some questioned how effective a three star general would be in managing a war effort from the White House amid four star military commanders and cabinet secretaries." [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21740520-1702,00.html] | ||
| − | Lute served as operations director of | + | ==Experience== |
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| + | Lute served as operations director of U.S. Central Command from 2004 to September 2006, "overseeing combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He ran US military operations in the Levant during [the 2006] fighting between [[Israel]] and [[Hezbollah]] in [[Lebanon]]." [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21740520-1702,00.html] | ||
==[[Operation Iraqi Freedom/Related SourceWatch Resources|Related SourceWatch Resources]]== | ==[[Operation Iraqi Freedom/Related SourceWatch Resources|Related SourceWatch Resources]]== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | ===2005=== | ||
| + | *Peter Spiegel and Demetri Sevastopulo, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9f81fef2-14de-11da-9df1-00000e2511c8.html "US general sees significant withdrawal in Iraq,"] ''Financial Times'', August 24, 2005. | ||
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| + | ===2007=== | ||
*Steve Holland, [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWAT00750220070515 "Bush picks Gen. Lute as 'war czar' for Iraq,"] Reuters, May 15, 2007. | *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. | *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. | *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6660073.stm "US names general to be 'war tsar',"] BBC News, May 15, 2007. | ||
| + | *Jane Hamsher, [http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/15/we-have-us-a-new-war-czar/ "We Have Us a New War Czar,"] ''firedoglake'' Blog, May | ||
[[category:war/peace]][[category:war in Iraq]] | [[category:war/peace]][[category:war in Iraq]] | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 16 May 2007
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." [1]
On August 23, 2005, Lute, then director of operations at U.S. Central Command and "the general responsible for near-term planning" in Iraq, said that the US was "expected to pull significant numbers of troops out of Iraq in the next 12 months in spite of the continuing violence" and that "the reductions were part of a push by Gen John Abizaid, commander of all US troops in the region, to put the burden of defending Iraq on Iraqi forces." Lute also "denied the withdrawal was motivated by political pressure from Washington." [2]
Contents
Question of effectiveness
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 'surge' of US troops to Iraq." [3]
"Some questioned how effective a three star general would be in managing a war effort from the White House amid four star military commanders and cabinet secretaries." [4]
Experience
Lute served as operations director of U.S. Central Command from 2004 to September 2006, "overseeing combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He ran US military operations in the Levant during [the 2006] fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon." [5]
Related SourceWatch Resources
External Links
2005
- Peter Spiegel and Demetri Sevastopulo, "US general sees significant withdrawal in Iraq," Financial Times, August 24, 2005.
2007
- Steve Holland, "Bush picks Gen. Lute as 'war czar' for Iraq," Reuters, May 15, 2007.
- Jim Mannion, "Bush picks general as 'war czar'," news.com.au, May 15, 2007.
- "US names general to be 'war tsar'," BBC News, May 15, 2007.
- Jane Hamsher, "We Have Us a New War Czar," firedoglake Blog, May
