Petraeus ends his tenure in Iraq this month. I think Mccain may name him VP candidate. Too foily?

[elehhhhna]

Exit Petraeus, Without Fanfare

August 21, 2008 11:03 p.m.; Page A14
General David Petraeus's tenure in Iraq draws to a close at the end of the month, and it's a measure of his success that he is departing to far less political fanfare than when his tour began. In September 2007, MoveOn.org called him General "Betray-Us," and Hillary Clinton said his claims of progress weren't credible. Now those critics are silent.

When General Petraeus took command 18 months ago, Iraq was sliding into chaos, and President Bush's "surge" was the last chance to bring the country under control. Last April, Majority Leader Harry Reid confidently declared, "The war is lost," and it would have been, if Mr. Bush had taken Mr. Reid's advice. Instead, he stuck with General Petraeus's counterinsurgency strategy, and now violence of every measure has been tamped down; Sunni-Shiite political reconciliation is underway; the Iraqi Army is growing in expertise; and the U.S. and Nouri al-Maliki's government are finishing negotiations toward a long-term security agreement.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121936560145062159.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

[cliffordu]

1. That would be a great pick. One old guy who surged and the other who

doesn't know how to talk about anything else.

[liberalmuse]

2. Highly possible.

The Republicans will wet their pants if he does. They do love a man in uniform (and codpiece).

[C_U_L8R]

5. Exactly... for example, Vice Admiral James Stockdale

bwahahahahahahahahaha

"Who am i? Why am I here?"

[ColbertWatcher]

17. You do realize Stockdale ran with Perot (an independent) ? n/t

[C_U_L8R]

27. yes

[ColbertWatcher]

28. OK. n/t

[C_U_L8R]

29. :-)))

[ColbertWatcher]

30. ...

:hi:

[hedgehog]

3. I'd love to hear Petraus talk about middle class issues!

[billyoc]

4. Yes, to round out McAncient's economic policy deficiencies.

:rofl:

[Mz Pip]

6. War war war

That's the only drumbeat McCain has.

He has nothing in terms of a domestic agenda that will benefit the average American. Nothing.

[speedoo]

7. That's an opinion piece, heavily slanted to make the surge look better than it really is.

Just a reminder. The WSJ editorial page is RW territory.

[elehhhhna]

10. Yep, truefact. His "quiet" exit is weird, though...unless there's something up.

Why not make a big fat deal about his leaving Iraq as more proof of "success"?

[ColbertWatcher]

18. Now that FOX bought WSJ, isn't all of it GOP? n/t

[theoldman]

8. I think the general would be an excellent choice for McCain.

Biden can beat him in any debate but that would not sway any voters. Petraeus will tell people what they want to hear and that is what wins elections, not truth. I am still hoping that McCain selects lonesome Joe.

[radfringe]

9. mccain is already "strong" on military,defense

what good would bringing Petraeus in a veep? it's just more of the same and still leaves mccain weak on everything else

[lonestarnot]

14. What choice would make him strong on anything? Any choice would sooner or later be a target of his

wrath and a neutered sycophant, because the traits of a sycophant must be present in order to become Lumpy's pick. He certainly has that much bushitler in him.

[elehhhhna]

15. He'll be great on the economy. Works for the biggest nonprofit org in the world, yanno.

lol

[Middle finga]

11. I think McCain has a man crush on the general

[That Is Quite Enough]

12. I'm pretty sure it will be Petraeus. My reasons....

The kleptocracy will launch us into some new foreign conflict and the populace will fall in line between the "War Hero" ticket as they promise to bomb the shit out of the rest of the world.

Sounds like a plan, though the only part I have yet to figure out is where they'll get the troops for a new conflict.

[Vickers]

13. "General Petraeus took command 18 months ago"

I'm sure many of the troops that the repukes support so goddam much would LOVE to go home for good after only 18 months.

:eyes:

Sounds to me like Betray-us is cutting and running...

[hack89]

16. Petraeus has done three tours in Iraq

he has been away from home just as much as the troops have.

He is taking command of CENTCOM - he is still responsible for Iraq.

[Vickers]

22. Hey pal, don't bog my joke down with facts.

:P

[hack89]

25. Pissing in other peoples Cheerios is my specialty

:toast:

[hack89]

24. self delete

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

19. It would be a smart move for McLooney now that the surge is "working".

"Working" in the eyes of the Pentagon, the arms industry, and PNAC, that is.

[sofa king]

20. He could be the Curtis LeMay of our time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_LeMay

[Iggo]

21. Oh yes please.

Let's do make this about the Iraq War again.

[dkofos]

23. We should remember that the surge in cash to the Suni's had more

to do with the minor success we have been experiencing in
Iraq over the past few months than the number of troops.

[Iggo]

26. Money we're borrowing from the Chinese.

Fuckin NeoCon looters doing anything and everything to string this along until they're all out of the jurisdiction.

:tinfoilhat:

[librechik]

31. that would give me a heart attack.

too competent.