Posted on 09/10/2007 10:45:28 AM PDT by avacado
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The troops "surge" in Iraq is improving the security situation in the country, Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, told Congress on Monday.
He said U.S. forces could be reduced to pre-surge levels by next summer.
Before Petraeus began to testify, the head of the House Armed Services Committee challenged Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker to convince him that the war effort in Iraq is worth continuing.
Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Missouri, told Petraeus and Crocker that he was particularly curious whether reconciliation among warring Iraqi sects is imminent.
"I hope, General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, that you can persuade us that there is substantial reason to believe that Iraq will turn around in the very near future," Skelton said.
Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-California, warned Petraeus that he would face hostile skepticism from Democrats.
"The last week or so has been spent attacking your credibility, with major attacks here in the United States, some of them emanating from right here" in Congress, Hunter said.
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LOL!!! Yeah, wouldn't want to listen to someone who's goal is SUCCESS!
Excellent news. Yes General, please tell the traitors that we are winning this war.
The MSM will have to wait for Osama to speak to find out what the ‘truth’ is. These lousy American generals are all ‘liars’.
... Petraeus then surrounded the Capitol with troops and arrested the traitors in congress.
[a sweet dream]
Feinsten = A hypocritical, UNETHICAL, bending the rules so far they SNAP war profiteer.
Quit that! You got my heart beating with sheer excitement and joy!
This is that last line in the sand. President Bush MUST start prosecuting some of these dims for treason and sedition. He cannot afford, for the sake of freedom, to allow this new tone to go on any longer. We are at war with the dim party, as surely as we are at war with al qaeda. We must start prosecuting that war too... what we need is a DC SURGE!
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***WASHINGTON (CNN) — The troops “surge” in Iraq is improving the security situation in the country, Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, told Congress on Monday. ***
Hark! What is that sound! It sounds like Democrats chewing off their own foot!
The Demotraitors will do this. There will be parts of this report they like. At that time the media will NEVER point out that they were the ones that told us the report was completely false. I only hope that some Republican somewhere will point this out over and over and over and over.................
You didn’t know?
Bush is keeping the high road, so the public and the base can respect him for not defending America against domestic traitors.
Great strategery, Senor Bush.
I wish I could be hopeful at this, but I know they won’t believe it anyway.
It’s really really sad when such a large portion of the country is bound and determined for failure, to the point that they try to destroy anyone capable of bringing success.
I guess this is what they mean when then say the left is mentally ill. Only the mentally ill seek failure.
Code PINK ,, another couple are about to be yanked out of there,, Ike says they will be prosecuted.. under the law.. O o ..
Why can’t they have stocks installed on the steps of the Capitol and just put these numbnuts in them and let the people toss rotten veggies at em..
What a bunch of whiney little twits..
Let’s see; the General: BS - US Military Academy (a school that actually has standards), PhD - Princeton, extremely successful general.
The opposition; Kennedy - felon, cheater at H**vard, Kerry, lying b**stard, capable of shooting self for medals, gigolo(’cuz he couldn’t earn an honest dollar), Hillary - never a real job, couldn’t run a McDonalds, Pelosi - bimbo extreme, Kos Kids - trufers.....
Which to believe, which to believe........
I read somewhere else that the dems have switched talking points from “the surge isn’t working” to “it’s working, but it’s too late.” Interpret that as “the surge didn’t work fast enough to keep us from making complete fools of ourselves by opposing it.”
Okay, I have to own her, but I don’t have to approve of her.
General Petraeus wants to succeed? Wow Diane, what an amazing observation.
What now will the left do in response to the measured professional rhetoric of this great leader? I don't know but I can guess and can only hope some of our Representatives will stand up and be heard.
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