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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (18769)	1/6/2007 12:55:53 PM
From: Scoobah	Respond to of 32591

looks like Bush has been using the divergent time of the democrat's partying and gloating to formulate his end game; making America's enemies tremble: DEBKAfile Reports: Bush’s military shakeup ahead of Iraqi policy shift places US command in fighting stance for possible confrontation with Iran and Syria January 5, 2007, 10:45 PM (GMT+02:00) DEBKAfile’s military sources: Adm. William Fallon, who takes over the Central Command from Gen. John Abizaid, is qualified for offensive operations, especially in naval and aerial combat. The new Iraq strategy which the US president is due to unveil next week - and is geared to victory rather than exit - could bring US troops into clashes with Iran and/or Syria in the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea or the eastern Mediterranean. Democratic leaders Senate leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are urging the US president to reject US troop increases in Iraq and opt for redeployment. On the military side, Gen. David Petraeus, who compiled a new U.S. military manual on fighting insurgencies, with stress on understanding local norms, succeeds Gen. George Casey in command of American forces in Iraq. In Washington, retired Admiral Mike McConnell takes over as director of national intelligence replacing John Negroponte who becomes deputy secretary of state. Both nominations are subject to Senate approval. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad is due to head the US mission to the United Nations, making way in Baghdad for Ryan Crocker, ambassador in Pakistan. Crocker, an Arabic speaker, has headed US embassies in Lebanon, Syria and Kuwait and was deputy to Negroponte during his stint as US ambassador in Baghdad.