Petraeus Backtracks on Iraq Not Making U.S. Safer

[teddybeardustin]

The thing is here, we are talking about war, and the loss of thousands of lives. This is pretty serious business, even more serious than the internet according to some.

So it seems reasonable to me, that if you should ask any single person who is involved in either declaring, or supporting this war, or otherwise actively participating in the effort whether or not the fight is important and necessary, the answer should come instantaneously.

[teddybeardustin]

Even a piece of scum such as a convicted murderer can most likely give you a rapid explanation as to why they felt they needed to kill a certain individual.

But, as it seems we live in a country where accountability for the decisions one chooses to make is no longer even needed in our modern era, it is no surprise we are at war with a nation where even our generals don't even know why we fight.

Didn't the Nazis also have the same excuse? They were just following orders?

[VibeRay69]

That is pretty pitiful now that you mention it! :(

[capsource1]

You see the problem is Loony liberals are more active. We need to stand up and fight against these HATE AMERICA CROWD.

Freedom's Watch launched a $15 million advertising blitz last month to pressure lawmakers, including Republicans, whose backing of the war was seen as wavering.A political group supporting President Bush's Iraq war strategy with a multimillion dollar ad campaign is airing a new TV ad denouncing a liberal group's sharp criticism of Gen. David Petraeus.

[edger76]

The question is IMPOSSIBLE to answer !!!The only person that knows that is G_D !Anything said otherwise is opinion!IN WAR OPINION IS SHIT!Fuck all you un-American Backstabbers!!!

[edger76]

By they way all you naysayers make me sick to undermine the one thing(Armed Forces)that keeps us safe is deplorable! You should all be ashamed of yourselves!Do any of you have firsthand Knowledge to disprove the great GEN? Lets se your (liberal blog) evidence!

[TheGreatExperience]

So did he really get a call from the white house?

[mickeysears]

According to Joe Klein he did. Joe said he was in the room when the general got a call from the White House.

[gwbushisno2]

General David Petraeus doesn't know if America is SAFER after 5 years on the "War on Terror" and the murdering 700,000 human beings ! ! !

Did Petraeus's DADDY buy him his individual awards and unit citations too just like that Piece of Shit g. w. bush's DADDY bought his!

[4951WEDDEL]

He is a general in the Army, not a policy maker. His job is fight the war in Iraq, not making pronouncements about America's safety.

[mickeysears]

But then a policy maker calls him during testimony to alter his statement. Yea, he's a commanding general.

[gwbushisno2]

4951WEDDEL: General or policy maker "Commander-in-Chief" their both a Piece of Shit!

4951WEDDEL: Make your own comments and stop posting something you heard on the fox channel.

[4951WEDDEL]

These are my comment. You are the idiot that listen to the Democrats.

[xxironballzxx]

you still believe we should be in iraq? fuck iraq let them all kill each other all of them! that would mean no more al-qaeda in-iraq right? why do you think 100,000 dead iraqi is worth 1 american you traitor

[edger76]

"It appears we have appointed our worst generals to command forces,and our most gifted and brilliant to edit newspapers. In fact, I discovered by reading newspapers that these editor/geniuses plainly saw all my strategic defects from the start, yet failed to inform me until it was too late. Accordingly, I am readily willing to yield my command to these obviously superior intellects, and I will, in turn,

do my best for the Cause by writing editorials - after the fact."

- Robert E. Lee, 1863

[asdffd]

57% of Iraqis support attacks on American troops according to a new BBC/ABC poll. At a time when our nation is 9 TRILLION DOLLARS in the hole those who support pouring hundreds more billions into a country where the people hate us are themselves AMERICA HATERS. Today's Wall Street Journal had a survey of economists- 36% now say the US will face a recession in the next 6 months to a year. War is expensive- stop wasting US blood AND treasure on a country where people support attacks on our troops!

[4951WEDDEL]

Too bad we don't make decision based on polls. Kerry would be President. We also don't make decisions based on surveys either. I wonder how many of those economists would bet the farm on their predictions!

[mickeysears]

Also today, the news reports that congress agreed to inflate our national debt ceiling another $850 Billion by unamimous vote. For all the bulls__t between Repubs and Dems, they really can work together when it comes to bigger government. So much for tax cuts and responsible spending. It's going to be more of the same.

[vrede420]

762delivered,

"Iraq is suffering about double the number of war-related deaths throughout the country compared with last year." - AP, 8/25/07

US troop deaths are higher each month this year than the same month in 06.

Al Qaeda is stronger now than at any time since 2001 - CIA.

You're doing a heck of a job, Betrayus!

[vrede420]

Please read what the brave soldiers of the 82nd Airborne have to say about the Iraq war in an op-ed first published in the NY Times, Aug. 19, 2007. Mora and Gray have since died and Murphy has been seriously wounded.

globalpolicy(dot)org/security/­issues/iraq/withdraw/2007/0819­aswesawit.htm

Also, read what active duty Lt. Col. Paul Yingling has to say about the mismanagement of the war: armedforcesjournal(dot)com/200­7/05/2635198

[eekdog2005]

After the phone call from Bush! I've realized that yes, staying in iraq will make america safer. Pay me!

[InYurFace247]

Did I leave anything out?

[InYurFace247]

Since 9/11, Our President and his party have not made us safer, Forgot Bin Laden, Started a war with a nation that did not attack us, Did not defeat Al Qaeda only made them stronger, Drove the national debt so high our grandkids wil feel it, Shit on the middle class, made the rich mega wealthy, Helped his friends get super rich from war profits at the expense of our troops, Dissed New Orleans and left them for dead, Imposed on our freedoms, And pissed all over our Constitution.

[Backpackr3]

We are clearly safer since 9/11. In fact...we have now been longer without a major terrorist attack than at anytime during the B.J.Clinton years. By the way...Germany & Italy never attacked us either and we went to war with them too.

[4951WEDDEL]

The fact is that invading Iraq has made us safer. We have not suffered a domestic terrorist attack since 9-11. What the President has done has totally negated any effect of 9-11 on our country which hurts the terrorists.

[EchelonMonitor]

lol, liar liar, pants on fire

[knowledgeofall]

The, '* ♥ *' , of this, IS THAT PETRAEUS, is not the, DECIDER, of whether the spending of American, LIVES, and hundreds of 'Billions' of dollars, on maybe a type of Government, will happen, or not, so called, Nation building, Corporation deals, and Neocon interests is worth it to, America.

America, is not being attacked by Iraq; our, children go to substandard schools; we have our infrastructure crumbling all around us, homelessness, medical crisis, and on and on and on!

OIL ?!?!?!?

[knowledgeofall]

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[OPENING STATEMENT: General Petraeus, (3 PARTS)] - *'Rephrased for clarity and honesty.'

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"Thank you for the opportunity to provide my assessment of the security situation in Iraq and to discuss the recommendations I recently provided to my, 'chain of command', for the way forward".

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* ~ to provide my, narrowly, defined and assigned, assessment, simply of the security situation in Iraq, for the future, that I have already given to my, Boss, and he to, whom ever ~

[knowledgeofall]

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"At the outset I would, 'like to note', this is my testimony, although I have briefed my assessment and recommendations to my, 'chain of command', I wrote this testimony myself."

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* ~ I do say, that this is what I am saying, but, that I have already given to my, Boss, and he to, whom ever, but, I wrote this stuff using my own fingers ~

[knowledgeofall]

*3 of 3

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"It has not been cleared by nor shared with anyone in the Pentagon the White House, or the Congress, until it has just been handed out."

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* ~ this latest version of this report has not been cleared by anyone, after I wrote it, (Except for my telling my, Boss, about it, and he whom ever, as I have already stated.), and I do not know for sure, that the, Pentagon the White House, or the Congress, has had this version of this, report, until it has just been handed out, now ~

[knowledgeofall]

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George W. Bush, has manipulated, Petraeus to have him, seemingly say, we should continue to stay in Iraq like what Bush wants, but actually Petraeus is only, really speaking to continuing to keep a handle on security in Iraq, given enough money and bodies to spend to, WIN, that limited goal, as if that is WINNING in Iraq, IT IS NOT!

[knowledgeofall]

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But, to have Petraeus, express his assessment of the security situation in Iraq, in regard to the loss of LIVES of American troops and Hundreds of Billons of dollars as a wise, good, efficacious thing for America, well, when that question is finally answered, by General Petraeus, he says: 'yes'

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I find that very disingenuous of, General Petraeus, and I can see why, MOVEONdotORG, said:

? ~ General Betrayus ~

[vrede420]

Al Qaeda is stronger than at any time since 2001 - CIA.

[vrede420]

Please read what the brave soldiers of the 82nd Airborne have to say about the Iraq war in an op-ed first published in the NY Times, Aug. 19, 2007:

globalpolicy(dot)org/security/­issues/iraq/withdraw/2007/0819­aswesawit.htm

Also, read what active duty Lt. Col. Paul Yingling has to say about the mismanagement of the war: armedforcesjournal(dot)com/200­7/05/2635198

[seapoidog]

Well, now that I think about it, yes. (Doh! I hope George doesn't get mad at me for saying "I don't know.)

[elzosmid]

Weel somebody did! This video is the statement after the break and during the break he got a very angry phone call.

[seapoidog]

Who did he get the angry phone call from? Please cite your source.

[bittyrock]

He Did Get An Angry Call - This Was Witnessed By An Offical Who Was At This Meeting! Funny How FOX News Didn't Air This!

[tltsy]

US safety and defending the constitution should be at the forefront of any member of the militarys thoughts.

[fishhead06]

...and those interests would be what exactly?

[splashy9]

We all know what those interests are, don't we.

Making money for the corporatists that own oil companies and war making and supporting industries. They want things to drag on just as long as possible, and are stalling, as any good conperson knows has to be done to keep the con running.

[bigsid920]

What a hack. They should of sworn him in.

[Backpackr3]

bigsid920,

 Petraeus was under oath you jackass.

[bigsid920]

Show me him being sworn in. He wasn't.

[Backpackr3]

Whether I can "show you" him being sworn in is irrelevant as to whether he was under oath or not when he testified. When you give testimony to congress you do so under penalty of perjury.

[elzosmid]

Just like Colin Powell, in front of the UN february 5 2003 ???

[elzosmid]

Just like 'Nurse Nayirah' in front of congress, october 10 1990, with her totaly fabricated (by public relations firm Hill & Knowlton) statement???

[DevBlazed]

ahhhh, thats what i was waiting for.

Its a private war, and has nothing to do with terrorism and American safety.

Thanks Vericifer.