<p>“Keane ought to be shot.”
As usual a thoughtful post by USNA69.
Never mind that Gen Keane was apparently working as the presidents agent because the President clearly did not believe he was getting the advice and the complete picture from the SecDef prior to Nov 2006; the CJCS or the CINCCent. Is this story true in every aspect? Who knows but note that you don’t see the administration trumpeting denials of the story, while you do see Rumsfeld and Adm Fallon gone and Gen Petraeous promoted to Cdr of Centcom, and you do see a different ambassador on the ground in Iraq. I would say that in substance if he did as has been described- Gen Keane did the country a service by transmitting Gen Petraeous views to the NCA instead of allowing them to get scrubbed, whitewashed or blocked by commanders and staff not on the ground.</p>