Patraeus hearing glitch - Showing the Iraq War in action

[crusaderforever]

Drug test congress!!!

Gen. Petraeus for President 2012!!

[compwhiz2000]

man I am embarrased to say that Ike is my Rep. Hey Ike just because Petraeus' mic wasn't working, yours was.....and you were LIVE on C-Span! Good Grief.....

[mikelunz]

I like the fact that it gives a more human element of the congressional ordeal... rather then just watching a bunch of "authorities" sitting around like they are perfect... now we can see into the real inner workings and ways they behave as individuals.

[CazK88]

Ike is such a dick!

[ThinkTankedUSA]

Hey here's an idea, why don't the power hungry guy talking on the microphone stand up and say "here General take my seat this microphone works." God forbid he give up his throne to support the General.

[ThinkTankedUSA]

My god support our troops! Even our Generals can't get a working microphone for their forced political responses describing the troop build-up in Iraq for the invasion of Iran!

[strollinrebel]

Never knew old Ike was a pottymouth! This is hysterical!

[GENJOE]

shows u how to stupid the far left is i hate how poltics play with my life like its a game i been to iraq and were doing a fine job over there im for the war i vol. for all 3 tours and im not scared for the 4th

[milliniumjoe]

Thank you for your service. I hope you make it out of that hellhole OK and in one piece.

[maxguaverra]

The guy at 4.54 seems drunk....

[trakkaton]

Because it was not a "popular sell," the neocons were obliged to invent any number of implausible Brothers Grimm stories about weapons of mass destruction, all of it claptrap lies, not that such lies carry a burden of responsibility as most Americans apparently don't mind that the decider-commander guy is a pathological liar.

[jogn2003]

I love these idiots (the dems) expect to play politics with the war but can't organize anything. Thank GOD Patraeus is in charge and not the people in Washington!

[JakiiRSM]

jogn2003 So you are proud of the Bush administration? LOL Wise up, Petraeus is just another Bush puppet!

[chubbypekingnese]

you really should go back and see who voted to accept General Petraeus's appointment.

[insultCdog]

This shows that the antiwar left-wing crowd is a bunch of idiots.

[UchihaItachiSensei]

AMEN!

[JakiiRSM]

insultcdog LOL LOL And you wingnuts are not idiots?? You are a joke!

[Maewynia]

My word. No wonder Congress has such a low approval rating. If they can't even organize a microphone, why in the world do they think they can organize national defense?

[JakiiRSM]

OMG, you think the Democrat congress does all the electronics? LOL Seems you are scraping the bottom of the barrel here with the blame game, something the neocons are great at!

[Jurassicparkz08]

Was there anyone there that wasn't creepy?

[seapoidog]

4:54 "That really pisses me off, those assholes." And these are the people that are running the war.

[WilliamBrothers]

I think you leftists are pretty sad if all you can attack are the technical problems of the hearing rather than the General's context. I've yet to actually see one. However, keep it up, because your ignorance in regards to military knowledge is amusing.

[drunkdecoy]

Check out Veracifier they have tons of clips of the General talking to congress with people commenting on it. Baka

[rpaul5150]

Likely, they've outsourced the fucking audio setup to foreigners who can't speak english. All the equipment is made in foreign lands. Ah, the truth will set you free. Blowback's a bitch.

[rpaul5150]

testing testing is this fucking thing on? nice job retards

[MojoJuana]

all these corporations making obscence amount of money with iraq...you think they gonna let their bush puppet kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?

[EchelonMonitor]

Don't forget the money the Bush family is making off the Iraq war through The Carlyle Group and Halliburton.

The Carlyle Group has bought Manor Care so they can even make money off the troops they've turned into invalids.

Google: Carlyle Group buys

[plumbine]

I'm embarrassed.

[nick4peace]

wow. Perfect. They're in charge of the biggest policy blunder EVER and these guys can't even get the mics working!

[HarvBand]

I love how Chairman Skelton and congressman Burton get into a spat like 8th graders - "you don't have to lecture me!" and then Skelton starts whining about protesters calling them a-holes? WOW - real classy! Hunter seems to have figured out that everyone in pink is part of some sort of association!(doy) These people are so detached - I am not impressed with Skelton and his foul mouth.

[HarvBand]

That's amazing - how hard can getting the guy a good microphone be?? Sad

[silyfayg]

wow now that's so obvious

[sparkyjbd]

Ike Skelton is a patriot.

[healy61]

That pisses me off, those assholes have some nerve protesting. I wonder if Skelton, PRESIDENTIAL CANIDATE Hunter and the other whining weasel know the mics are on? Your right they can't conduct a hearing let alone a war. Despicable!!

[asdffd]

Folks, this is the best argument for why we need to get out of Iraq:

MOST IRAQIS HATE US! No, hate is too weak a word. MOST IRAQIS WANT US DEAD! In a new joint ABC/BBC/NHK (Japanese tv) poll 57% of Iraqis support attacks on the troops. When you break it down 93% of Sunnis (93%!), 50% of Shiites, and 5% of Kurds support attacks on our troops. When a majority of the people you are trying to help want you dead it is time to LEAVE. Only a complete lunatic would think otherwise.

[Jurassicparkz08]

The only problem is that anyone can pull a random poll out of their ass. I could probably find a brand new blah blah that goes entirely against what you say.

[asdffd]

Do it. Show me another poll of the Iraqis taken in the last few weeks. Seriously, have you been paying attention to what's going in Iraq? If you have you wouldn't at all be surprised that 57% of Iraqis support attacks on our troops. In fact I'm surprised it's not more. You must live in a Fox News bubble, insulated from reality.

[JakiiRSM]

I agree with you asdffd... Unbelievable how naive' these people can be. FAUX Noise is their one and only answer to what is going on, how pathetic!

[holdingcompany]

general "betray us" is a goddamn liar. throw him in the brig.

[bigsid920]

Was Petaeus sworn in?

[holdingcompany]

I didn't see him sworn in. I watched the whole thing yesterday and the start today and there was no swearing in either day.

[xxironballzxx]

team america world police. just watch the movie

[KKoskipaa]

Petraeus should have the stars ripped from his jacket. He should be placed under arrest by the nearest soldier of any rank. He is a war criminal.

[deepbluehawaii]

Why?

[chubbypekingnese]

Can you give evidence to the charge that General Petraeus is a war criminal?

[KKoskipaa]

Criminal negligence. The troops are stretched so thin they can't even get any sleep. Three four, who knows how many tours of duty. Tours of duty stretched from 12 to 15 months with shortened furloughs. It is an illegal invasion and occupation of a sovereign nation. Petraeus is now implicated by calling for an extension of these crimes.

Now is the time for the U.S. military to lay down its arms and join the majority of citizens who want peace and justice.

[chubbypekingnese]

Do you know of any General that has been charged with crinminal neglegence because his troops cant get any sleep or have had multiple tours of duty? Or do you know of any General who has been charged with a crime for doing what congress has asked him to do which is find a solution to an on going problem?

[FrozenPenguing]

Chubby im with you. This is war, no sleep and multiple tours is what soldiers live for. They are trained repeatedly for this. Of course you wouldnt know that, because your probably sitting at home on your fat democratic ass with a pink hat on.

By the way, over 75% of the soldiers have VOLUNTARILY gone for multiple tours in iraq. moron.

[chubbypekingnese]

FrozenPenguin, Im puzzled... First you say your with me and then you attack me for supporting your point. Do you even know what side your on?

[FrozenPenguing]

yes, you said patraeus shouldnt be charged because he was following orders. and i agree. did i misunderstand your comments?

[FR0321]

you, sir are an idiot.

[inteli709]

shut the fuck up you fucking liberal.

[Desnoxvu]

Hmm... can't get the microphone to work but we can turn Iraq into a democracy?

[chubbypekingnese]

yeah because the two are the same....everyone knows you get a demacracy sterted at Radio Shack.....knuckle head.

[deepbluehawaii]

WE piss HIM off??

[dualdiagnosis]

If this were a hearing or speech in Iraq, this would be a mocking example of how badly things are going there, how inept the infrastructure and the people who run it are. But it's not Iraq, it's Ike Skelton's committee.