Funny- Chastened Edelman to Brief Senate on Drawdown Plans

[Rose Siding]

Undersecretary of defense for policy Eric Edelman, who wrote Hillary Clinton the bitchy note that he wouldn't brief her on any Pentagon contingency planning? He'll be briefing the Senate Armed Services committee in closed session on August 2 about drawdown plans.

From the office of SASC chairman Carl Levin:

ARMED SERVICES

Room S-407, The Capitol

Thursday, August 2, 2007 – 9:30 a.m.


CLOSED

To receive a briefing on drawdown planning for U.S. forces in Iraq.

Briefers:

Honorable Eric S. Edelman
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Lieutenant General John F. Sattler, USMC
Director
Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J-5)
The Joint Chiefs of Staff

I'm sure the Senators appreciate Edelman's inner growth on the issue of Congressional oversight.

http://www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/006459.html

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Gates Has A Sense Of Humor

I continue to believe - perhaps stupidly - that Gates is not in the same league as the rest of the Administration when it comes to being evil. He seems to be pushing a bad situation in the right direction, about as hard as he can without getting fired (which isn't very far, granted).

[eleny]

2. So, is this his spanking?

Or was it planned some time ago?

Funny stuff, nevertheless. }(

[monmouth]

3. Gates is not stupid, methinks they are pretty sure Senator Clinton will

be President Clinton in '09. Better start toeing the mark now, she has a long memory....IMHO..