What would a female commander in chief look like in action? How would she lead?
Exhibit A:
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, in both a letter to Defense Secretary Robert
M. Gates and in a private meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General Peter Pace, called on the Pentagon to brief the Congress on any existing
plans for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, or provide an explanation
as to why such plans have not been properly created.“The seeds of many problems that continue to plague our troops and mission
in Iraq were planted in the failure to adequately plan for the conflict and
properly equip our men and women in uniform,” Senator Clinton wrote.
“Congress must be sure that we are prepared to withdraw our forces without
any unnecessary danger.”Clinton
Calls on Pentagon to Plan for Withdrawal From Iraq
Presses Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Begin Proper Planning
Her full letter to Gates and Pace can be found at the link above, which JustaDem put in Hot Topics this morning. Clinton's letter is an example
of extraordinary seriousness, especially considering the alarming NPR story
out recently that reported Pace saying there were no plans on the table to withdraw
from Iraq, no order for complete drawdown. None.
“We have published no orders directing the planning for the overall
withdrawal of forces,” Pace replied. “We do have ongoing replacements
of forces, and we do change the size of the force over time so that that system
is available to either plus-up or draw down, but we have published no orders
saying come up with a complete plan for total drawdown.” – General
Peter Pace
Senate Clinton's letter comes at a good time. Leadership is the order of the
day on Iraq. Anything less would prove disastrous to her presidential campaign.
She rose to the occasion yet again.
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