Bush Administration spokesperson General Petraeus and his sidekick Ryan Crocker CrockObull are headed back to Washington again today with those gorgeous graphs to fool Congress give Congress an update on the 6 month no 1 year no, ah hell, the never ending surge. They will, of course, say everything is going fantastic with the surge [...]
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Entries Tagged as 'Petraeus'
Whatever Happened to the “Benchmarks”?
April 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Friedman Unit, Iraq, Petraeus, Surge, War
Petraeus: I Need Another Friedman Unit To Determine Whether ‘We’ve Reached A Turning Point’
February 2nd, 2008 · 9 Comments · Friedman Unit, Iraq, Petraeus, Surge, War
In the past few months, conservatives such as Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) have been quick to declare victory in Iraq. In November, McCain said that “we’ve succeeded militarily.” A day later, Lieberman declared that “we are winning” because “we have made progress” in “one of the most remarkable turnarounds in modern [...]
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Senate Republicans Vote to Destroy Families
September 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Iraq, Petraeus, Surge, War
Today Senate Republicans showed once again that they don’t give a damn about the lives and families of our soldiers. By a vote of 56-44 the Senators that support our troops were unable to get the 60 votes needed to clear a GOP filibuster.
The roll call confirms that the only change in voting was [...]
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Support the Troops, Support the Webb Amendment
September 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Iraq, Petraeus, Surge, Videos, War
Senator Jim Webb made an exclusive video to explain why Congress must support the troops and pass the “Webb Amendment,†on Wednesday. He asks us to call our elected officials and tell them to support this very simple, but important measure. It received 56 votes last time it was introduced, but was filibustered by the [...]
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