We know where Sen. McCain stand on the war in Iraq; He is claiming that " the surge is working " and doesn't want any time frame for the US pull out until the " enemy is defeated ", and Iraq can function as a " stable democracy ". He wants to stay until the " job is done " ( whatever that means?) and he mentioned, in a speech, a few month ago  that  the " US could be in Iraq for  another 100 years ".

Via Small Wars Journal, some bad news from the Afghanistan Study Group:

The New York Times is reporting that Gen. David Petraeus might be given command of NATO. This perplexes me, for two reasons:

* During America's previous modern wars, there has not been the frequent shuffling of commanders while the war was going on. World War II was Ike's war, at least in Europe. Westmoreland had Vietnam, until it was clear it was time to move him out. But it seems as though the Army is sticking with peacetime promotion habits. Am I right about this? And if so: Is this smart?