US general deciding course of Iraq war

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Source: ap




US general deciding course of Iraq war

By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer 2 hours, 26 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - If Gen. David Petraeus is feeling the heat as he readies his momentous Iraq war report to Congress, it is hard to tell by the cool confidence with which he discusses the toughest mission of his career.


Rarely in recent history have the words of one general loomed so large in determining the direction of a war.

Two things in particular give his coming September assessment and testimony to Congress great weight: He is viewed as the master of counterinsurgency strategy, having written just last year the military's manual on how it should be done. And secondly, President Bush has repeatedly said he would count on the judgment of his top Iraq commander.

"I will rely on General Petraeus to give me his recommendations for the appropriate troop levels in Iraq," Bush said last month when pressed on the timing of when Americans might start coming home — five years into the war and 18 months before he leaves the White House.

"I'm going to wait to see what David has to say. I'm not going to pre-judge what he may say. I trust David Petraeus' judgment," the president added.

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[bonito]

1. So the bushshits admit they don't know what their doing

Through the military in and hope for the best ay

[izzie]

2. I am willing to bet his judgments will have to the same as Bush.

Not that I am sure just what Bush is thinking now on just why we went in to Iraq and what our aim is. Maybe just keeping the troops there until he gets out of office. It has sure been a wild 6 years of one mess on top of another.

[Bravo Zulu]

3. I agree!

[ClintonTyree]

4. I think Petraeus's report is quite precictable......

it will mirror whatever the Bush administration's assessment happens to be (stay the course, few dead-enders, we're making great progress etc. etc. etc.). Petraeus has seen what's happened to every other General in charge of America's Iraqi forces and I'm sure he wants very much to "please the boss" so he can avoid the slings and arrows thrown at the previous Commanders of Bush's clusterfuck. The report will be a farce.

[safeinOhio]

5. Want to see how he

is going to spin all that great "political progress" they have made.

[saigon68]

6. It will be a farce and a list of Criminal Excuses

Designed to sew hatred among the last 26% of the sheep who want to see the Islamic man exterminated.

It will be a menu for continued torture, rendition and War Crimes against humanity

[Massachusetts]

7. Pontious Pilot Management

Someone had little george a towel.

[Javaman]

8. somehow, I think something is going to happen to prevent this

report from being released.

just a feeling.