Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus says it will take an enormous commitment over a long period of time?

10 Comments

1. Evan B says:

   May 23, 2011 at 10:08 am

   Yes. He does say that.
2. Beez says:

   May 23, 2011 at 10:10 am

   To accomplish what?
3. Timothy M says:

   May 23, 2011 at 11:02 am

   The Bush Dead Enders don’t have that much time!
4. garyb1616 says:

   May 23, 2011 at 11:13 am

   Harry Ried just called after your post…..he surrenders.
5. nostradamus02012 says:

   May 23, 2011 at 12:10 pm

   then we had better repeal those tax cuts and in a hurry.

   why in the world would bush want to be known as the only president to cut taxes during a war – makes you wonder.

   we also had better get war funding right into the yearly budget to assure that the troops get what they need and stop this emergency funding measure act that the bush admin has been doing for the past four+ years…
6. Vicky L says:

   May 23, 2011 at 12:50 pm

   Yes and if you notice he said several ambiguous statements that didn’t say he thought we were exactly on the right track either.
7. Deep Blue says:

   May 23, 2011 at 1:49 pm

   The CPA got the situation so screwed up that Iraq is a hole in the ground. There is no easy foreseeable way to get out without letting Iraq to the dogs. Can you see what I mean?
8. bs b says:

   May 23, 2011 at 2:03 pm

   My question is for what reason are we doing this. What is the purpose, to establish a democracy in a region where it has never worked and they don’t want it? what is the purpose. If it is to just have a war with people that like to war because we haven’t in so long, then lets keep going to win.. oh wait what do we win and how is it determined? I don’t get the whole thing in general, but god bless me if one more person says to fight them there rather than here I am going to go to war myself with those morons that believe that garbage.
9. Blue Steel & Lace says:

   May 23, 2011 at 2:38 pm

   Yes, he said that.
   He has a PHD in International Relations and over 30 years of military experience, most of it in leadership positions, so I believe he knows what he is talking about.
10. EB says:

    May 23, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    It seems that was said several years ago. Not long after Pres. Bush declared “Mission Accomplished”. Now we have at least $10 billion dollars missing, according to the GAO, and that is just what they know about. The rest of the world hates us, so let’s just Truman them. Get out and drop the bomb.