So, Petraeus, If You Don’t Know if We’re Safer, Why Are Troops Dying?
In January, President Bush replaced Abizaid and Casey, who were “surge” skeptics, with Adm. William Fallon and Gen. David Petraeus. This week, Petraeus — in the first public hearings since taking on his new role — delivered his Iraq assessment to great media fanfare. But where was his boss, Admiral Fallon? Inter-Press Service suggests animosity between the two might be one reason for Fallon’s absence:
Fallon told Petraeus [in March] that he considered him to be “an ass-kissing little chickenshit” and added, “I hate people like that”, the sources say. That remark reportedly came after Petraeus began the meeting by making remarks that Fallon interpreted as trying to ingratiate himself with a superior.
Read the whole story at Think Progress>>
Let’s play footsie--Bush gave Petraeus two of his stars
Watch the video of General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker testify before the Senate on the Iraq surge progress report, September 11 2007.
It seems i am one of the few brave enough to post here; i have been tagged a long time ago. The quacks have nothing to fear that is why you and i and the rest of us screaming into the void are allowed to continue. The fact is we are careening towards a disaster engineered by a thirteen headed snake. When the ashes start to fall new leaders will emerge.
It really doesnt have to come to that, buy a pitchfork…..now! Right now!
Incredible post.
David Bass Dancy
September 13, 2007 at 6:46 pm