Petraeus

This is quite remarkable.

Not surprisingly, Petraeus performed smoothly in his testimony to Congress. But an internal Pentagon report is expected to ‘differ substantially’ from his recommendations on withdrawal from Iraq, NEWSWEEK has learned.

( Newsweek is doing some serious sleight of hand by mentioning the “alternate” Pentagon report “differing substantially” from Petreaus’ recommendations of how to win in Iraq. It’s not a plan drawn up out of consideration for victory in Iraq, but one drawn up as a contingency in the event the Pentagon were to decide that it was more important to have a reserve of troops on hand for other possible conflicts. The so-called dispute with Admiral Fallon is not based on Fallon having a differing view of how to achieve success in Iraq, but of Fallon’s desire to have a ready reserve available for surprise conflicts. Newsweek would have you believe that there’s some report being drawn up that will claim that Petraeus’ Iraq assesment is wrong or even untrue. Not the case. )

I'm having a hard time believing what I'm seeing with regard to the general. And it is making me incredibly angry.

Politics, its all the Dems know. Soldiers dying, body armor, all of these issues, it don't matter, except how can we use it to our political advantage. How much do the Dems support the troops?

Zero. One of the most notable things about Petraeus’ testimony today was how often, and uncompromisingly, he indicted Iran for “killing” our troops. Now given this ongoing threat to our troops’ lives, and given the fact that every Dem knows, even in their own delusional fast-pullout scenarios, that many troops will remain in Iraq, it would seem to be one of the most important matters of the day. They should have clearly recognized that this threat needed to be addressed, that it was homicidally negligent for them not to step up to the plate and demand that some form of action be taken to address Iran’s undeclared war and protect our troops. But they didn’t. Because they weren’t there today to address how best our country can conduct a war, let alone to protect, let alone to support, our troops. They were there for politics. They were there to support themselves, and no one else.
Iran gets a pass. Petreaus gets libeled.

Libeled is right. These people are slandering him, calling him a traitor?? What could they possibly be thinking? These people are scum, straight up. This is one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen.