Not being serious enough on the Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup: President Obama disappoints again.

On Wednesday I had posted another promotion regarding who should be in charge of the Gulf Oil Cleanup. I had suggested 2 people. The first was General Schwarzkopfp, leader in the Gulf War. The second was Lt. General Honore, who was a lead in Hurricane Katrina efforts. So this morning we learn President Obama picked neither. In fact he is picking a part-timer to head up the effort. From Yahoo news this morning, this: "Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who oversees 900,000 Navy and Marine personnel, is inheriting an amorphous second job as the Obama administration's leader of long-term environmental and economic planning. His task is no less than rebuilding a region still suffering after Hurricane Katrina and beset by decades of environmental problems."

This doesn't look like War on the Gulf Oil spill at all. Geez, common Mr. President. Can't you do better than that? Sadly to say, I guess not.

Feeling safe in the Navy? Think again!

With acting Army Secretary Pete Geren testifying before Congress today that the Army is considering extending once again the combat tours of its soldiers. They are considering relying more heavily on Army reservists or Navy and Air Force personnel.

I can see Navy or Air Force enlisted personnel thinking they were safer and thankful for joining the those services, instead of the Army, as it allowed them to stay out of the battle within Iraq. Now however, that game may be changing. If there is any hint that other Armed Forces may be called into the conflict on the ground, you will see the recruiting figures to take a big hit in those areas as well. It wasn't enough to break the Army and the Marines, now they want to break the Navy and the Air Force to "complete that mission".

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