Staying the Course

Friends,
What will this mean, now that General Petraeus is in charge of the whole theater? Gates says that because of so much success in Iraq, "....staying that course is not a bad idea." Yah, right. We have been so fucking successful in Iraq that we should use it as an example. Is anyone looking at the mess in Iraq after five years? The administration fires Fallon because he has differences with them. Is this not what they are supposed to do?
Tell me what I want to hear, not what is truly happening.
Rev O

New York Times
"Asked whether the planned nominations by Mr. Bush were a sign that American policy was to “stay the course” in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that the security gains that had been achieved under General Petraeus’s command meant that “staying that course is not a bad idea.”'

The previous Central Command chief, Adm. William J. Fallon, chose early retirement in March after rankling the Bush administration with public comments that seemed to suggest differences with the White House.

"The announcement that General Petraeus, 55, would head Central Command, and Mr. Gates’s emphasis on operations in Afghanistan as well as Iraq, reinforced the impression that Pentagon leaders expected the United States to have significant numbers of troops deployed in those two countries for some time to come."

New Jobs Set for 2 Generals With Iraq Role New York Times