This'n'That; June Thirteenth #1; Panetta

Nominee Already In 'Deep Kimchi!!'
    Leon Panetta--"Clown Prince" owe-bama's nominee for Defense Secretary--is in deep crap even before he assumes his new position.  Mr Panetta you'll remember was the mastermind behind the bin Laden assassination who passed the credit on to his boss.  China Daily is reporting that Mr Panetta's weekend secret trip to Pakistan met with less-than-desirable results.
    Mr Panetta was involved in talks with General Kayani, Army chief and Lt Gen  Shuji Pasha, head of Army Intelligence.  The essence of these talks was not good for the US; the Pakistani position is "no [American] boots on the ground" and clear limits on the amount of intelligence-sharing have been established.  The Pakistani 'High Muckedy-Mucks' are clearly still more-than-just-a-little pissed about the whole bin Laden assassination thingie-being kept in the dark, and all!!
    Does Panetta still have 'the stones' he displayed back on May Second when he ordered the planet's chief terrorist be taken out?!?  Let's hope so, he'll need them given the deteriorating situation in the Middle East.  This may be the point that U.S. troops are extricated from Afganistan and the country turned into a really bumpy parking lot!
Til Nex'Time....