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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (153990)	2/6/2009 2:28:48 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

General Says His Iraq Envoy Job Was Rescinded By ERIC SCHMITT and MARK LANDLER Published: February 5, 2009 WASHINGTON — When the vice president, the secretary of state and the national security adviser all say you have been tapped to be the next United States ambassador to Iraq, odds are it’s a done deal, right? Apparently not in the Obummer administration. Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, the former top American commander in the Middle East, said the Obummer administration offered him the Baghdad job late last month, but withdrew the appointment without explanation, apparently in favor of a veteran diplomat, Christopher R. Hill. With General Zinni fuming in undiplomatic fashion about the way he was treated, the question of who should be the next ambassador to Iraq has turned into an embarrassing mess for the Obummer administration as it struggles to recover from other stumbles over high-profile nominations. There has still been no formal announcement about the Iraq job.