Levin's not buying it...

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Sen. Carl Levin, the incoming Chair of the Armed Services Commitee is saying on CNN that he isn't buying Gen. Abizaid's testimony, calling it a "stay the course" strategy that has been proven not to work.

Edited to add: Good for him!

[mike_c]

1. good-- it HAS been proven utterly bankrupt....

It is time to get America out of Iraq-- quickly, permanently, and unconditionally.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Of course not.

Abizaid's changed his answer numerous times on whether or not we need more troops in Iraq. And within two minutes of testimony.

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4. I noticed that too during his testimony broadcast this morning.

One minute he said we need to maintain current troop levels and the next he said we need to increase the number of troops in order to speed up training of the Iraqi Security Forces.

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5. This is what happens when Generals are coerced into playing politics

[Monkeyman]

8. Remember 40,000 Marines have been called up

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3. You mean an unending stream of dead bodies has a downside?

What is it that these people don't get? :shrug:

[Joe for Clark]

6. They asked Abizaid - was Shinseki right that we needed so

many more troops? And he gave one of the most evasive answers I have heard yet.

And I believe it was Grahmn that hammered him, too. He asked good questions.

Levin is good - I wish I heard him ask some of those questions.

Joe

[Nite Owl]

7. I hope this is rerun later on

I just saw a little of it.

Levin is going to be a good chairman.