Rock Me Petraeus

Petraeus, Petraeus!

The New York Times is reporting that General David Petraeus has won confirmation as the new commanding officer of Central Command.

He won the confirmation on a vote of 95 to 2 in the Senate, with only Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) dissenting.

As commander of Central Command, General Petraeus will be in charge of military operations in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia.

What this means is to you is that a commander who stressed the need for a troop surge in Iraq in 2007 is now in charge of the entire operation. This is good news for McCain, who is against an immediate troop withdrawal, and obviously bad news for Obama, who wants to withdraw troops as soon as possible.

Iraqi's Don't Want Southern Chicken Sandwiches

"We were okay with you being here until Hancock came out...now, you must leave." (c) Prime Minister Ali al-Dabbaugh


While Barack Obama and John McCain are fighting over what should be the future course of action in Iraq, the one group of people who should have a say have finally said enough is enough.

The prime minister of Iraq has demanded that any future plans for the governing of the country should include a definite timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal.

Ali al-Dabbaugh said that the withdrawal should depend on the state of security in Iraq, but he believes that a full withdrawal is possible by 2011 or 2012.

President George Bush has reportedly rejected this proposal (hey, he didn't leave the White House when we asked him to either, this is par for the course).