Bush Re-hires Wolfowitz, Puts Him in Charge of Arms Control Advisory Board

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Guest blogged by Jon Ponder, Pensito Review.

In Bushworld, incompetence must be rewarded (in order to prevent the incompetent ex-employee from writing a tell-all book):

Nearly three years after Paul Wolfowitz resigned as deputy Defense secretary and six months after his stormy departure as president of the World Bank — amid allegations that he improperly awarded a raise to his girlfriend — he’s in line to return to public service.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has offered Wolfowitz, a prime architect of the Iraq War, a position as chairman of the International Security Advisory Board [ISAB], a prestigious State Department panel, according to two department sources who declined to be identified discussing personnel matters. The 18-member panel, which has access to highly classified intelligence, advises Rice on disarmament, nuclear proliferation, WMD issues and other matters.

“We think he is well suited and will do an excellent job,” said one senior official.

Right. What harm could he possibly do as head of this group:

The Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board, formerly called the Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board (ACNAB), provides the Department with independent insight and advice on all aspects of arms control, disarmament, international security, and related aspects of public diplomacy. The ISAB is sponsored and overseen by the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security. The Board provides its recommendations directly to the Secretary of State. The Board currently has 18 members and is chartered to have up to 25. Board members are national security experts with scientific, military, diplomatic, and political backgrounds. The Board meets in a plenary session on a quarterly basis.

The position was previously held by former lobbyist and U.S. senator, Fred Thompson, who is currently a Republican candidate for president.

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    oneguy said on 12/3/2007 @ 2:41pm PT: [Permalink]

    Why the fuck does this guy need a job???? Isn’t he rich enough already? Can’t we just remove the revolving door of BS political people?

    This guy is a poop stain on our country, I wish someone would send him to the cleaners!

    AND YES THEY WILL GET US ALL KILLED…

    So we are left with a choice, do nothing and die in a camp of their choosing (Martial law laws man)
    or

    Start the MUTHA FUCKIN REVOLUTION.

    Like my main man Stephen “Tough as SHit” Heller

    action, action, action, speaks louder then words, yet the pen is mightier then the sword so maybe someone can help me with this one!

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    Dredd said on 12/4/2007 @ 4:43am PT: [Permalink]

    I heard it was due do a misunderestimation of the purpose of the Arms Control Board. Certain sychophants of the preznit blush regime were given history tests, which included young republicans, Rove, and preznit blush. They lost the test, but wolfie scored higher than any of the others, yet even he lost to the mascot:

    But when the numbers were displayed for just four-tenths or two-tenths of a second, the chimp was the champ. The briefer of those times is too short to allow a look around the screen, and in those tests Ayumu [the chimp]still scored about 80 percent, while humans plunged to 40 percent.

    That indicates Ayumu was better at taking in the whole pattern of numbers at a glance, the researchers wrote.

    “It’s amazing what this chimpanzee is able to do,” said Elizabeth Lonsdorf, director of the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.

    (Young Chimp Wins Memory Accuracy Test, emphasis added). Some said that preznit blush was heard to say “they won’t be calling me the chimp anymore”. 😉

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