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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:32 PM Original message |
Simple question. Did General David Petraeus, betray the American people with his assessment of Iraq? |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. he's playing for his 2012 presidential run |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes. As a military man, his duty is to follow orders and make the policy work, but not to LIE about |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. yes, he did. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yep. Betrayed us and the troops |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:45 PM Original message |
AMEN!!!!! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yes, he did. Worse, he betrayed the troops serving under him |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. What sfexpat2000 said |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Of course he did and he is no idiot either so that makes it worse |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. Sure, but calling him a cutsie name wasn't the |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. They should have just quoted Adm Fallon , LOL ! |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. I suppose it really depends... |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. Well, he certainly lied... but to be honest.... |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I think he's lying in order to protect, and probably to have gained, his 4 stars. |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. My current working theory is... |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. So you think there's been a military coup to some degree? |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yes and I hope hes called Betrayus the rest of his life! |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes he did. He's not supposed to sell the war. He's supposed to manage it. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
15. If he gave anything less than an honest assessment ... |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. Who is his superior? The American people or the Commander in Chief? |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. That doesn't give him the right to lie and try to sell the war. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. Yes. |
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Hatchling (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yes. |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
20. It wasn't his call |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. What adults do is their call. n/t |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Yes, it is |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
22. Yes. |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
23. He is a fucking ass wipe, sun of a bitch, chicken shit, un patriotic, scum bag! |
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emanymton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
24. No. He Did What He Was Tasked To Do. He Did ... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
26. I would say that he betrayed the soldiers that he commands |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
27. Yes, that's why they were so enraged about the commercial. It was true and memorable. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yep. Is calling him "betrayus" convincing to anyone but the already convinced? No. |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
29. Simple answer: yes, he did. nt |
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Cameron27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
30. Yes |
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future social worker (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
33. Maybe |
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