FROM THE O CLUB TO THE BOARDROOM
Wynnie and I recently spent three restful weeks on a home exchange in the Ile de France.
In Paris, while relaxing in a hotel room, I found CNN, in English. It supplemented my daily search for the International Herald Tribune.
Candy Crowley was interviewing three men with deep ties to the Iraq war, regarding the planned withdrawal of combat troops.
Zalmad Khalilzad was G.W. Bush's Ambassador to Iraq from 2005 to 2007.
Admiral William Fallon was head of the U.S. Central Command, and General Richard Myers was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Three high-powered, well-spoken guys.
I soon became uncomfortable. None were saying anything substantive. I watched Crowley prod them to open up, to move away from the bland, squishy statements I was hearing. Here, in direct quotes, are some examples:
(Khalilzad) "The question for me is whether, next year, withdrawing the entire force, with some residual training elements, perhaps, remaining, whether the Iraqis will be ready then. And I believe that's a tall order."
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