Obama Iraq Choice Under Fire

After there utter incompetence is choosing personnel across the boars this comes as no surpise. At first there was the pathetic hiring then firing of Anthony Zinni, now we have the GOP attacking the choice of Chris Hill.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and Senate Democrats on Friday defended President Barack Obama's choice for ambassador to Iraq, saying veteran diplomat Chris Hill was the right person to grapple with the complex political situation.

Hill's nomination this week to head the important Iraq post was challenged by two influential Republican senators, John McCain and Lindsey Graham, who said Hill left a "controversial legacy" from negotiations aimed at scrapping North Korea's nuclear program.

In an effort to address the concerns, Hill requested a meeting with McCain. A McCain aide said they would meet early next week.

Critics have said Hill was not tough enough on Pyongyang as lead U.S. negotiator in the multi-party talks during the latter part of the administration of former President George W. Bush.

Its only Iraq so no big deal.