Petraeus: "I Don't Know" If My Iraq Policy Makes America Safer

[jefferson_dem]

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Petraeus: "I Don't Know" If My Iraq Policy Makes America Safer

Sen. John Warner (R-VA) questions Gen. David Petraeus:

WARNER: I hope in the recesses of your heart that you know that strategy will continue the casualties, stress on our forces, stress on military families, stress on all Americans. Are you able to say at this time, if we continue what you have laid before the Congress, this strategy, that if you continue, you are making America safer?

PETRAEUS: Sir, I believe that this is indeed the best course of action to achieve our objectives in Iraq.

WARNER: Does that make America safer?

PETRAEUS: Sir, I don't know actually. I have not sat down and sorted out in my own mind. What I have focused on and been riveted on is how to accomplish the mission of the Multinational Force in Iraq.

[Why Syzygy]

1. achieve our objections?

That says it all.

[jefferson_dem]

2. LOL! I hadn't noticed that. Grabbed the transcript from HuffPost...

Seems to be a typo. Should read "objectives"...

[Hyper_Eye]

3. The next question should have been

Can you tell us EXACTLY what the mission is?

Then we would at least know what it is we are trying to achieve.

[aaronbees]

5. Exactly!

Of course we'd never get a straight answer on that, just as we don't get a straight answer here. No way he talks about the real mission because it's precisly to foster and manage more chaos so our government maintains "control" over Iraq for Halliburton and future oil power. He'd never own up to that - he's just a tool.

[ClintonTyree]

4. Why does he insist that there are "multi-national" forrces in Iraq?

THE FUCKING "COALITION" IS LONG GONE, YOU TWIT! IT'S ALL US, ALL THE TIME.

And he's supposed to the BEST we've got to handle the situation in Iraq? :wtf: We're fucked. SO FUCKED! :banghead:

[mb7588a]

6. Haven't thought about that one!

Did Warner pursue it with him any further?

[L0oniX]

7. Can you imagine risking your life serving in Iraq when it isn't making us safer?

Nice ...way to go ass carrot Petraeus!