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Both ABC's Jonathan Karl (no link) and NBC's Jim Miklaszewski gave us an update on the Pentagon organization chart. Central Command, whose control of the US military includes the Persian Gulf and southern Asia, is slated to be headed by David Petraeus, the current commander of forces inside Iraq. Nominated for his Iraq job was Raymond Odierno. Keeping those two "at the top levels of command," opined NBC's Miklaszewski, "ensures a stay-the-course strategy…but it also indicates that the military may be short on officers with enough experience in counterinsurgency." ABC's Karl called Petraeus the "favorite general" of President George Bush. This appointment is traditionally a three-year job, Karl added, meaning that Petraeus will not only implement strategy for Bush in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, but for his successor too.
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