The Political Whore

I knew there was a reason to like former NYC police commandante Bernie Kerik, who served a short stint in the service of George W. Bush’s efforts to fuck up Iraq. Former U.S. military commander in Iraq Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez writes in a new book that Bernie’s efforts ostensibly training the Iraqi police there was a complete waste of time:

Sanchez said Kerik focused more on “conducting raids and liberating prostitutes” than training the Iraqis.

For the record, the NY Daily News reports, Kerik denies arresting any prostitutes. The story is silent as to whether he admits liberating any.

Sanchez’s overall assessment of Bernie also could be applied to quite a few in Das Bushen Administrationen:

“I would be hard-pressed to identify a major national-level success that his organization accomplished in that time,” Sanchez told The News a day before his new memoir, “Wiser in Battle” hits bookstores nationwide.

“He is a very energetic guy. He is very confident - overconfident to an extent - and he is very superficial in his understanding of the requirements of his job,” Sanchez said. “His whole contribution was a waste of time and effort.”

Bernie is currently facing federal charges of perjury, tax fraud and taking payoffs, none of them related to prostitution.

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