The administration just loves David Petraeus
The Pentagon is considering Gen. David H. Petraeus for the top NATO command later this year, a move that would give the general, the top American commander in Iraq, a high-level post during the next administration but that has raised concerns about the practice of rotating war commanders.
A senior Pentagon official said that it was weighing “a next assignment for Petraeus” and that the NATO post was a possibility. “He deserves one and that has also always been a highly prestigious position,” the official said. “So he is a candidate for that job, but there have been no final decisions and nothing on the timing.”
Now if Petraeus is doing all these wonders in Iraq, then shouldn’t they wait until they are 100% certain Iraq is stable before pulling him out? It sounds like the Pentagon is more worried about one man than an entire military.