Obama formally announced Sunday that Army Gen. Eric Shinseki is his pick to be secretary of Veterans Affairs. At a press conference, he went on to say, "There is no one more distinguished, more determined, or more qualified to build this VA than the leader I am announcing as our next secretary of Veterans Affairs -- Gen. Eric Shinseki."
Obama said the nation must focus on helping troops who have served their country especially during bad economic times, and believes Shinseki is just the one for the job because he "understands the changing needs of our troops and their families. And he will be a VA secretary who finally modernizes our VA to meet the challenges of our time."
Shinseki is most commonly known for his testimony in Feburary of 2003, in which he said we would need several hundred thousand soldiers to pacify Iraq. Although this infuriated the Bush administration and Shinseki retired a few monthes later, Obama says Shinseki was right, and is excited to have someone who will put patriotism above politics.
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