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yesman065 · 07-31-2007, 01:40 PM

Positive Report by Petraeus Could Split House Democrats on War

Many Democrats have anticipated that, at best, Petraeus and U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker would present a mixed analysis of the success of the current troop surge strategy, given continued violence in Baghdad. But of late there have been signs that the commander of U.S. forces might be preparing something more generally positive. Clyburn said that would be "a real big problem for us."

Amazing to me that a positive report - a report that things are going well, that our military was achieving objectives, that our troops were succeeding would be "a big problem." WTF?

07-31-2007, 01:40 PM	#721
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	Positive Report by Petraeus Could Split House Democrats on War Many Democrats have anticipated that, at best, Petraeus and U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker would present a mixed analysis of the success of the current troop surge strategy, given continued violence in Baghdad. But of late there have been signs that the commander of U.S. forces might be preparing something more generally positive. Clyburn said that would be "a real big problem for us." Amazing to me that a positive report - a report that things are going well, that our military was achieving objectives, that our troops were succeeding would be "a big problem." WTF?