First Marine

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush on Friday nominated Gen. Peter Pace, a Brooklyn-born Vietnam war veteran, to become the first Marine to serve as chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Bush said Pace "knows the job well" having served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2001. "This is a huge task, even in peacetime," Bush added.

Wait a second, it's peacetime? What's going on in Iraq? This brings up a good question, what designates that a country is at war? We guess if Bush says we're not at War than it must be so, however it sure seems like we still are. The mission hasn't been accomplished, unless we are missing something. Anyways, good luck to Gen. Pace, we recommend he eats his Wheaties!