Now he tells us.
General Peter Pace became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2005, the first ever Marine to become senior military adviser to the president. Known as “Perfect Pete” inside the Pentagon, Pace was a consistent and steadfast supporter of the Iraq war. Throughout 2006, now considered something of a “lost year” in Iraq by war supporters, Pace painted a rosy picture of the war — even describing it as going “very, very well” just weeks after the destruction of a major Shiite mosque sparked a new wave of intense sectarian fighting. Pace’s boosterism cost him his job in June, when Defense Secretary Robert Gates declined to renominate him to another two-year term rather than face a grueling reconfirmation hearing.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=180084