"Czar" to run Ministry of Peace?

Just when I thought the absurdities generated by the current White House could not get any deeper, we learn of this gem in Wednesday's Washington Post.

OK, OK, let me get this straight...The President wants to hire someone to make the big decisions regarding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and have the authority to issue orders to State, Defense, etc. to get the job done.

Quick question: ISN'T THAT THE PRESIDENT'S JOB?

The Post article states that the issue that spurred the search for such a czar - which at least three retired generals will have none of - was to settle the the long-standing blood fued between State and DoD on who does what in Iraq.

George W. Bush has had years, and two secretaries of each of the respective agencies, to resolve those problems. The time to resolve them was before invading Iraq - It all comes back to going in without any plan whatsoever after Saddam fell.

I'm calling it as I see it: 1) If Bush can't solve these problems and get everyone on the same (any) game plan, why does he think someone lower than him can do it? 2) The poor schmuck who takes the job is ultimately signing up to be a whipping boy; when it gets worse in Iraq, the more Bush will lean on his 'czar.'

Bush is bending over backwards (with Cheney at his ear) to abdicate his responsibility for the unbelieveable mess he's thrust America into in Iraq. I wonder what he'll "decide" next...

Funny, we have a drug 'czar,' too, and we can see how well the "War on Drugs" has gone.