Speaker Pelosi Fires Preemptive “Liar” Strike On Petraeus
Well, it’s that time of year again – the required 6-month Iraq report. It’s become standard practice for the defeatists in the Democratic Party to discount the war reports before they’ve even been given. So, with General Petreaus scheduled to testify next week before Congress on progress (or lack thereof) in Iraq, Nancy Peloser is already warning him not to “put a shine on recent events” in the country.
I find it interesting how they cherry pick what they want to believe from Iraq’s top general. During last September’s testimony, Gen. Petreaus testified that political progress in Iraq was lacking. Immediately, the defeatist appeasers jumped all over that little tidbit of information and ignored everything else in the testimony. Moveon.org even went so far as to air ads saying “Petraeus is a traitor” and bastardizing his name by calling him “General Betray Us”. You’ll remember the Senate voted to condemn the ad (except for Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Hussein Obama). They don’t want to hear good news.
“I hope we don’t hear any glorification of what happened in Basra,” said Pelosi, referring to a recent military offensive against Shiite militants in the city led by the Iraqi government and supported by U.S. forces.
By the way, what happened in Basra is that US and Iraqi forces SHUT DOWN the Sadr militia and forced him to – again – retreat defeated. When are we just going to put a bullet through this man’s forehead? Interestingly, the Democrats don’t want to be reminded of the success in Basra and instead focus on Al Sadr’s successes in create havoc in the city. Doesn’t anyone else see this?
I will be traveling to DC on Monday ahead of Gen. Petraeus to speak with my Congressmen and ask them to listen to his report with an open mind and remember that they are listening to an honorable man speak honestly about what he sees on a daily basis in Iraq. I will be joined by over 400 other Iraq and Afghanistan veterans – veterans who actually have firsthand experiences on the ground. Does Peloser even even realize that Gen. Petraeus has been in Iraq longer than he’s been home the past five years? He’s spent more time in Iraq the past five years than she’s spent in DC.
Who are we to believe: Speaker Peloser who’s been in Iraq less than 48 hours total or a brave American Warrior who sees reality firsthand?
