Many war correspondents, including Gavin Long, thought that Morshead would be an excellent choice, but disagreements with Auchinleck had led to the latter labelling Morshead "a difficult subordinate", who, while an excellent division commander, was not up to the demands of commanding a corps.
A witness, Abdul Salam, 40, a government military commander, was held up by the same group of gunmen that morning in Dar-e-Noor in northern Kandahar province.
On top of that, the 41-year-old battalion commander was doubled up with a stomach flu when, late on May 29, he received a cellphone call that would change everything.
"The vehicle commander was tore up pretty bad; I got a concussion," he said in slow, precise tones.
Mr. Bush's objective tonight was not entirely different from that of Ronald Reagan, who at his convention in Detroit in 1980 sought to convince Americans that beyond his affability, he was up to being commander in chief.
Veterans affairs secretary Shinseki insisted the alleged cover-ups at veterans hospitals made him "mad as hell", but refused to resign, saying it was up to the commander-in-chief to sack him.
Assuming the boy was up to mischief, the commander refused.
Whereas the ambulance commander was quite tied up in radio communication and non-critical or more detailed decisions, the medical commander could take on a more withdrawn and monitoring position.
The United States has also said that while it wants commanders extradited, it is up to Mr. Uribe to decide in individual cases.
The National Police Chiefs Councilleadad for drugs, Commander Simon Bray, says it's up to individual forces to decide what's appropriate.
Given the hectic work hours of the president, it should come as no surprise our commander in chief sometimes is up all night.
