Tauscher Warns Of Petraeus’ Conflict Of Interest In Reporting On Escalation

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Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) added her name to the list of analysts and lawmakers who are raising concerns about Gen. David Petraeus’s “conflicting loyalty” between “the desire to please the president” and to report the unvarnished truth about Bush’s strategy.

In an interview with ThinkProgress, Tauscher said:

We have to be sanguine about the surge, and it’s idea. He is a fabulous military officer and tremendous pedigree, but I don’t know anybody that doesn’t want to sell their idea and keep selling it. I don’t know anybody that doesn’t think that people that aren’t for his idea are critical. So I think he’s been put in a terrible position by the Commander-In-Chief.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/tauscher-petraeus/

[Fearless]

1. That makes it sound like Petraeus will ACTUALLY have input in the report.

Please, they'll stash him in a dark closet until September 12th. BushCo will be manufacturing this report. Mark my words. It will be completely phoney.