Commanders on the Ground

If I'm not mistaken, I believe it's pResident Bush who I keep hearing say that he goes by whatever the generals on the ground advise for military operations in Iraq. I wonder, just where is it that the Pentagon generals stand? On the sea or in the air? They must not be on the ground.

Unlike his two Illinois colleagues and other congressmen opposed by the anti-war group, [Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill)] has more than a voting record on the conflict in Iraq.

As an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, Kirk is the only member of Congress who spends one weekend a month inside the Pentagon, where the day-to-day military operations in Iraq are decided.

"It's an awesome experience because you're with the troops," said Kirk, whose only vote against the war effort came in February when he supported a non-binding bill opposing the recent troop surge in Iraq. "When the proposal for that operation came in, the senior commanders didn't like it, and I sided with them against the president," Kirk said.

  Chicago Tribune via TPM

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.