No kudos to Patraeus for giving an honest answer as well? On 9/11/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's a question of military judgement asked of a military commander. > My personal favorite (I was in and out but listened to a lot of it) > was when he was asked if there was any evidence of a link between 9/11 > and Iraq. To which he responded, not to my knowledge. And by the way > -- kudos to Senator Byrd for cutting through a lot of the rhetoric and > coming to the point. > > On 9/11/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That was a loaded question by a politician trying to score points. > Petraeus > > gave an honest answer. An even better answer would have been to say that > > such political judgments were for the civilian leadership to make. > > > > The counter-question to Warner's question is this- if we change course > and > > pull out our troops, would America be less safe? Would America's > national > > security interests be harmed by a civil war in Iraq, or by a wider > conflict > > that draws in Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Saudi Arabia? > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9/11/07, Gruss wrote: > > > > > > Sen Warner: > > > "Are you able to say at this time, if we continue what you've laid > > > before the Congress here as a strategy, do you feel that is making > > > America safer?" Warner asked. > > > > > > Gen Petraeus: > > > "Sir, I believe that this is indeed the best course of action to > > > achieve our objectives in Iraq." > > > > > > Sen Warner: > > > "Does that make America safer?" Warner asked again. > > > > > > Gen Petraeus: > > > "Sir, I don't know actually." > > > > > > > > > > >
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