The next ambassador to Iraq
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The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan is Dr. Zalmay Khalitzad. The next US ambassador to Iraq will be, if confirmed Dr. Zalmay Khalitzad, described by the New York Times as "a protégé of Vice President Dick Cheney and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz since long before Mr. Bush took office."
Them's fighting words from the Gray Drunk Lady. They've tattooed NEOCON to his forehead.
And it gets "worse": He has been a Counselor to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
He's an Aghan-American, an expert on Afghan tribal politics. He was a perfect fit for the transition and operation of the new government there. He can apply this experience to Iraqi tribal politics and the transition and operation of the new government there.
The Dems can use the hysteria they've tried to generate regarding neocons, and also that Khalitzad was once an advisor to Unocal, an energy company with a direct interest in oil.
It's hard to tell how much resistance he gets. On some issues, Senate Democrats have proven themselves to be somewhat insane.