Petraeus got angry WH call during testimony after "don't know" answer

[DeepModem Mom]

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Joe Klein tells Hardball's Chris Matthews that General David Petraeus got an angry call from the White House after saying in testimony that he wasn't sure if victory in Iraq would make America safer, September 12, 2007

[rusty quoin]

1. Yeah. Truth always makes them mad.

[DeepModem Mom]

3. Indeed! Welcome to DU, rusty!

[jhrobbins]

8. Jeez, DMM - how come you never welcomed me to DU-my feelers

are hurt.

;-) ;-) ;-)

[DeepModem Mom]

11. Sorry, jh!

:loveya:

[LSparkle]

2. I expected he'd be taken to the woodshed over that ...

A little bit of truth REALLY irritates those Thugs ...

[MannyGoldstein]

4. I'm Blown Away That Anyone Would Think Petraeus Is Honorable

He gets a call from Bush then changes his testimony.

Anyone with an IQ of 100 or above would have known that taking his job meant being a whore for Bush. Petraeus is yet another general who has dishonored our troops.

Disgusting.

[rodeodance]

5. the We need to fight em over there so we do not have to fightem here mantra went PUFF

[PianoBlack]

6. It is amazing to see how they keep people on such a short...

leash. The moment he makes a mistake they pull on the leash and beat him with a rolled up newspaper. Come on! As if there is any doubt whether or not he is being told what to say. Like the leaders of our government would be stupid enough to let anyone on their payroll speak freely.

[mrfrapp]

7. Pardon me?

Chris Matthews says, "I can't imagine Ike saying that at D-Day". Is this satire? What does Eisenhower and World War II have to do with Petraeus and Iraq?

[democrat2thecore]

9. His point

Is that Eisenhower would have had no problem saying that the action they were taking on D-Day was making America safer. As for this war, the same cannot be said by this General. If a war is not making America safer, what's the point of fighting it? That was his point. How can we not agree with that?

[L0oniX]

10. Is Ambassador Crocker related to Chris Crocker?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc

:sarcasm:

[Spinzonner]

12. Lay down with dogs

don't be surprised if the fleas bite you.

[Harper_is_Bush]

13. wow. kicked & recommended. n/t

[dipsydoodle]

14. Is it normal

for mobiles to left switched on during such hearings ? Or - was just bad fucking manners in this instance ?

[Ian_rd]

15. I'm also annoyed when my dog doesn't sit when I say "sit."

Bad dog, Pet-reaus! Bad!

[gateley]

16. K&R - thanks!

[CJCRANE]

17. It was a good answer.

He's there to carry out a specific task - i.e. counter-insurgency in Iraq - there is no reason for him to be an expert on the bigger picture.

[bridgit]

18. too late to rec but yeah, i'd hate to be on the WH speed dial...

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