Just to add to what my colleague, Elana Schor had earlier on Chris Hill: At his press briefing today, Robert Gibbs stood behind Chris Hill as the President’s choice to be the next Ambassador to Iraq. So for the moment at least, there’s no backing down to the McCain-Graham assault on Hill as being unready for Iraq. Hill is one of the most accomplished career diplomats at State but his assignments have all been European and Asian. He speaks Polish and Serbo-Croatian, according to the State Department web site.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=144914