With all the hype that the Chimperator has put on General Patraeus' rport, the following exchange between Paatraeus and Virginia's John Warner is enlightening (and frightening):Testifying later in the day before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. John Warner, a Republican whose recently emerged with criticism of President Bush's war policies, asked Petraeus if a continuation of the surge until Summer "is making America safer."
"Sir, I don't know, actually," Petraeus admitted. "What I have focused on and been riveted on is how to accomplish the mission of the multinational force Iraq. ... I have tried to focus on what i think a commander is supposed to do, which is to determine the best recommendations to achieve the objectives of the policy from which his mission is derived."
More on this story and Patraeus' questioning before Congress can be found here: http://rawstory.com//news/2007/In_planning_Iraqs_future_US_cant_0911.html
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