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April 11, 2007

White House Searching for Iraq, Afghanistan War 'Czar'
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1705352:A6F02AD83191E160A6D166584C6F5F379574F7DCC14957C0 'Washington Post'
says the White House wants the person to coordinate both the civilian
and military efforts on the two battlefronts





US and Iraqi army soldiers patrol an area in Baghdad's al-Karrada
neighborhood (File)A U.S. newspaper says the Bush administration has
been unsuccessfully trying to find someone to oversee the ongoing wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Washington Post says the White House wants to appoint a so-called
"czar" to coordinate both the civilian and military efforts on the two
battle fronts.

The Post says the person would report directly to President Bush, and
would have the authority to issue directions to the State Department,
Pentagon and other agencies.

The report says the White House has offered the job to at least three
retired top-ranked generals, and all three have declined the post.

Former U.S. Marine General John J. "Jack" Sheehan, one of the
generals, says Vice President Dick Cheney and others who still believe
the Iraq war can be won, continue to hold more power within the
administration than "pragmatists looking for a way out of Iraq."


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