Michael Goldfarb has some informed speculation on what might have happened with his now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t ambassadorship.

UPDATE:

Zinni also spoke to Foreign Policy today and he pretty much unloads on the administration for the way he was treated. According to Zinni, they rescinded his offer even after the President called to congratulate him for accepting the position. Oh and there’s this:

Jones asked him if he would like to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Zinni said. “I said, ‘You can stick that with whatever other offers,’” Zinni recalled, saying he had used more colorful language with Jones. Asked Jones’s response and if he was apologetic, Zinni said, “Jones was not too concerned. He laughed about it.”