What a strange and crazy couple of weeks. Who would have guessed that all of this shuffling of military leadership would have happened, and like this? We get rid of McChrystal because of comments his team made in a Rolling Stones article, we pull Petraeus from CENTCOM and make him the guy in charge of Afghanistan, and now the toughs as nails Marine named Mattis will be in charge of CENTCOM. What a ride! Interesting stuff and I look forward to how this new mix of leadership will pan out for the overall war effort. –Matt
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Gates Recommends Mattis for Central Command Job
By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today recommended Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis to be the next commander of U.S. Central Command.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has recommended to President Barack Obama that he nominate Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, to succeed Army Gen. David H. Petraeus as commander of U.S.
If confirmed by the Senate, Mattis will succeed Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, who now commands U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Mattis currently is commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command.
“General Mattis has proven to be one of the military’s most innovative and iconoclastic thinkers,” Gates said during a Pentagon news conference today. “His insights into the nature of warfare in the 21st century have influenced my own views about how the armed forces must be shaped and postured for the future.”