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| Gen. Petraeus Interviewed on the Alan Colmes Radio Show |
| 2007-08-09 |
| First noticed at Instapundit. Red States blog has some good Glenn "Sock Puppet Boy" Greenwald swipes. But the interview is worth it alone. Listen for Alan's question about a comment from Adm. Mullen. My admiration for Gen. Patraeus continues to grow. |
| Posted by:Danking70 |
| #3 #2 Folderol Fol"de*rol`, n. Nonsense; foolish talk. [Also spelled falderal and falderol.] [Colloq.] Syn: humbug; balderdash; poppycock. [1913 Webster] Add also: Bull$$$$, tactical stupidity, democrat. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-08-09 21:09 |
| #2 Folderol Fol"de*rol`, n. Nonsense; foolish talk. [Also spelled falderal and falderol.] [Colloq.] Syn: humbug; balderdash; poppycock. [1913 Webster] |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-08-09 08:31 |
| #1 Colmes was mostly respectful and polite, in the transcript provided by a Hewitt fan here, but this one bit of journalistic falderol really stuck out. Patreaus didn't fall for it, however. COLMES: You know, Admiral Mike Mullen who is testifying before Congress as he is up for chairman of the Joint Chiefs said no amount of troops, no amount of time will make much of a difference in Iraq. Do you concur with that? PETRAEUS: I think he said something beyond that. Could repeat that. COLMES: No amount of troops in no amount of time will make difference in Iraq, and I think he's talking about unless you have reconciliation. PETRAEUS: I think he said no amount of troops in no amount of time will make a difference if there is not commensurate progress on the political level ... COLMES: Right. It was reconciliation. PETRAEUS: To eventually lead to national reconciliation. And I have said the same thing. I have said repeatedly that military action is necessary, very necessary but it is not sufficient and I think he is absolutely right. Long term national reconciliation, the achievement of what we term sustainable security, is only possibly if the Iraqi national leaders can resolve some of these really tough issues with which they've been grappling, issues like the reform of the de-Baathification law, the oil revenue sharing law, provincial powers and provincial elections and so forth. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-08-09 08:08 |