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Pelousi warns Petraeus on Iraq testimony

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Posted by gorb 2008-04-03 15:29|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 not to put a shine on recent events
In an ideal world, Petraeus would warn Pelosi not to put a shine on House Democratic accomplishments.

Our troops in Iraq are paying about $3.25 a gallon for gas in Iraq, comparable to what we pay here, while the Iraqis are paying $1.36 a gallon, Pelosi said. This is a raw deal for the American taxpayer.
Try taking off the state and federal taxes and also pumping and refining somewhere closer -- like San Francisco Bay. On second thought, let's just take the Iraqi's gasoline -- that should make everything better.

Rhymes with "witch".

Posted by Darrell 2008-04-03 16:06|| 2008-04-03 16:06|| Front Page Top

#2 ...warn Pelosi not to put a shine on House Democratic accomplishments.

Can't shine a turd.

Either get behind our troops Pelousi, or get in front of them.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-04-03 16:22|| 2008-04-03 16:22|| Front Page Top

#3 So she wouldn't have a problem with Petaeus and Crocker giving Congress unduly pessimistic testimony? It's only excessive optimism that she frowns on?

Posted by Matt 2008-04-03 16:25|| 2008-04-03 16:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Remember, the only body count allowed is our own.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-04-03 16:46|| 2008-04-03 16:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Pelosi wondered why the U.S. was caught off guard by the offensive and questioned how the ceasefire was achieved, saying the terms were probably dictated from Iran.
Did she just say that Iran is supporting operations in Iraq?

The Democrats hammered two themes: The war in Iraq has stretched the military dangerously thin, and the enormous cost of the war is threatening the health of the U.S. economy.
Constituants were skeptical that they were going to hear anything new from pelousi and skeleton. So your theme is already planned out before you hear anything from General Petraeus?

Our troops in Iraq are paying about $3.25 a gallon for gas in Iraq, comparable to what we pay here, while the Iraqis are paying $1.36 a gallon, Pelosi said. This is a raw deal for the American taxpayer.
Huh? What does that have to do with anything except maybe gas taxes are high in some places.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-04-03 16:54|| 2008-04-03 16:54|| Front Page Top

#6 A general only gets one chance to be a general in war, and it is always his last assignment. If Petraeus wants to, he can bitch slap Pelosi and company like Oliver North did.

But that is the difference between Colonels and Generals. Colonels feel free to give a thumb in the eye to officious pettifoggers. Generals are strategists, and know that as gratifying as it is to do so, it rarely changes anything, yet can backfire against the very military they led.

So Petraeus will give the testimony that is expected of him, and the Democrats will curse him and call him a liar, and the media will try to tar him as a political general and an incompetent.

But in the final analysis, what does it matter what scurrilous dogs think? Theirs is a life lived without honor or dignity, and once gone they will be forgotten.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-04-03 19:30|| 2008-04-03 19:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Do soldiers in Iraq have to buy their own gas for the hummers or something? What the hell are they talking about soldiers in Iraq paying what we pay here?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-04-03 19:34|| 2008-04-03 19:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Petraeus should walk in and ask her to get him a cup of coffee, maybe whip him up some bacon and eggs...

Posted by tu3031 2008-04-03 19:42|| 2008-04-03 19:42|| Front Page Top

#9 cuz Nancy has soooooo much more credibility than General Petraeus....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-03 20:55|| 2008-04-03 20:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Sammich? I can has one? BITCH?

Posted by Elvis On a Tractor 2008-04-03 21:18|| 2008-04-03 21:18|| Front Page Top

#11 Don't try to confuse me with facts and related information.

Posted by KBK 2008-04-03 21:57|| 2008-04-03 21:57|| Front Page Top

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