Unfortunate general chosen as "war czar"

Interestingly enough, the army general does have a resemblance to the President. So it is unfortunate that Lt. General Douglas Lute, the Pentagon's director of operations and a former leader of U.S. military forces in the Middle East has been chosen as the new "war czar" for Iraq and Afghanistan.

As the new "war czar," he would serve as an assistant to the president (how many does he have now?) and deputy national security adviser (oh..so two people...hmm, to get more than one opinion), and would also maintain his military status and rank as a three-star general (i thought major general would sound cooler than lieutenant).

But wait Bush says he is not a "war czar" but a "full-time manager." How about "possible scapegoat if you screw this up" position?

He still needs to be confirmed by the Senate.

But honestly, his colleagues must have been telling him not to do it. A bit of political pressure? Bush is the President and Commander-in-Chief. I guess he needs someone to be the patsy.

I truly hope General Lute can pull it off. If he does, maybe we'll make him President.

CNN.com - Bush taps general to coordinate war efforts