Protecting the chief

Armed Forces Journal by Keeping Pace was not an option in war-wary Washington | Jul. 19, 2007 (News Analysis)

President Bush pulled the plug on Gen. Peter Pace to avoid what Defense Secretary Robert Gates described as a "quite contentious" renomination hearing.

That was an understatement. The bid to have Pace named to a second term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff would have been an unrestrained political spectacle, former Pentagon official Ray DuBois said. Full Story »

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Topics: U.S. Military, War in Iraq
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jul 19, 2007 - 5:21 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

This piece, clearly written from the perspective of the Pentagon, is well sourced and thorough in it's analysis of why Pace was not reconfirmed as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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