Flutterby™! : of dogs and ponies 2007-09-12 18:37:35.013984+02

of dogs and ponies

2007-09-12 18:37:35.013984+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

I listened to a bit of the Petraeus hearings yesterday while I was in the car, and, wow, what a bunch of people carefully phrasing the contexts of their questions so that they could avoid discovering the truth. On all sides. Slate looks at the Petraeus and Crocker testimony:

... Republican Sen. John Warner asked Gen. David Petraeus whether the current strategy in Iraq "will make America safer."

Petraeus replied, "I believe that this is indeed the best course of action to achieve our objectives in Iraq."

Warner repeated his unanswered question: "Does that make America safer?"

Petraeus said, "I don't know, actually. ...

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