CHUCK HAGEL: Questions Gen. Petraeus

[bondurango]

The man is absolutely right. What good is a military surge, if there's no political surge? The Iraqi government isn't making any kind of surge, military or political, and Condi Rice is missing in action. Without a plan for a political resolution, all the surge does is keep us in Iraq with no end in sight. You call that winning? The only thing we're winning, is more time to lose more money and more lives.

[swdavis1682]

wonder what you would say now that the war is won?

[bondurango]

What? Are you declaring victory, again? Remember what happened the last time you declared victory? I'd give that comment a big ROLMAO if it wasn't so tragically idiotic.

[AroonR6]

"tragically idiotic" - brilliant phrase mate. Gonna start using that now

[dvdpage]

Bla Bla Bla another bullshit senatorial blathering. These people should at least come prepared to ask concise questions and clear communications. but no. just shit and more shit. Damn this pisses me off. Is this guy a democrat? Probably so. I think not much of him and his dim understandings of why he is there. One understanding. Simple minded.

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It's rather simple, Hagel asked, what the suits were doing to reconcile the situation in the region? /

if only. That would actually be inteligent.

[standardspacedf]

You dunce, he's a conservative republican senator from nebraska. His point has been made before, and he made it here, if you were listening. He knows the situation far better than most in the senate, seeing as he actually knows the history and demographics of Iraq since the British drew the borders. If Hagel hadn't spoken out back in 2005 about a need for change in policy, we'd be even further behind...if that's even possible.

[dvdpage]

OK then. and I agree we should be held accountable. My appologies. Listening again I hear another take. I must have been in a funk or something. Thanks for setting me straight. Plus I appreciate all the posts.

[jibbi4one]

It's rather simple, Hagel asked, what the suits were doing to reconcile the situation in the region?

Answer: absolutely nothing.

Cause every gov't in the region wants some concessions and cash and international finance/corporate oil policy dictates revenue is not to be shared with anyone including Americans. The U.S. tax payer is to foot the bill in tons of flesh and trillions of dollars.

[TomAwtry]

After seven and a half minutes of Senator Hagel setting the stage for his questions(s), I'd sure like to here General Petraeus or Ambassador Crocker speak.