Rumsfeld adviser resigns as Pentagon shake-up looms

[sabra]

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060918-124708-8979r.htm

Rumsfeld adviser resigns as Pentagon shake-up looms

The Pentagon's top special operations policy-maker is quitting in a move that several Bush administration sources say is the first negative fallout from a major reorganization of advisers in the office of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.

Thomas W. O'Connell, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict (SOLIC), has told Eric Edelman, undersecretary of defense for policy, that he will leave in several months. Administration officials said the generous lead time is partly political. The Pentagon does not want to be without its top special operations adviser during the November elections at a time when covert warriors are playing a leading role in hunting and capturing al Qaeda terrorists.

Mr. O'Connell's resignation comes as Mr. Edelman is instituting a reordering of his policy shop, which advises Mr. Rumsfeld on the war on terrorism, Iraq and Afghanistan, and on military relations with allies and adversaries alike.

A second of four assistant secretaries in the policy shop, former Rep. Paul McHale, who oversees homeland defense, also has informed his bosses that he will leave, although no date has been set. Officials say his departure is not be related to the reorganization.

[havocmom]

1. Hmm, James 'The Fixer' Baker goes to Iraq for a first hand look

and a shake up looms at the Pentagon.

Any questions about who is in charge?

[MaineDem]

2. Please please please let Rummy be next

And the AF Secretary who said we should test weapons on unruly US crowds.

[underpants]

3. They have policies?

Who knew?

[yellowcanine]

4. Take "advisor" out of that sentence and you will make my day .

[Lars39]

5. If iirc, this would make the *third* such shake up at the Pentagon.

[tonkatoy57]

6. I love this part

"The Pentagon does not want to be without its top special operations adviser during the November elections at a time when covert warriors are playing a leading role in hunting and capturing al Qaeda terrorists."

That one sentence alone should have people howling from rooftops.

Everything. Everything these assholes do is political. They wouldn't know policy if it bit them on the ass.

Are they saying that they only look for Bin Laden and other terrorists during election cycles?

[rodeodance]

10. they do not govern---Instead they campaign relectlessly!!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. re-arranging deck chairs again.

how many of the rats do will jump overboard before the ship sinks?

:popcorn:

[rodeodance]

11. BINGO Viva........

[leveymg]

8. This is almost as much fun as Kremlin Watching used to be

So, when does the full-scale purge begin?

[rodeodance]

9. so---they put this infor out-but will hang out for 'months' Good PR move

for them--they want to tell the public they are concerned.


uga uga

[cliss]

12. And Rumsfailed is just going to sit on his ass

while this is going on?

Ok, now think about this for a minute. The Pentagon is entirely created by Don Rumsfailed. Ever since he walked into that place, he has eliminated anyone who stood in his way. He pulled them all in to his office, interviewed every last one of them. If they even had a few objections, they were out. He purged them all.

The only ones that were left were weasels like Miers and all the rest.

And now there is a purge coming?

Who's doing the purging? If you don't think Old Don is sweating bullets right now.....