tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334477150153572969.post7282957491132381690..comments2023-11-02T08:34:01.133-04:00Comments on SAM Online: A Big Moment from Gen. Petraeus' testimonyChris Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07829393951782496677noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334477150153572969.post-15107065812181979662007-09-11T19:52:00.000-04:002007-09-11T19:52:00.000-04:00i'm going to comment on my own post (a blogging si...i'm going to comment on my own post (a blogging sin)...<BR/><BR/>i think Democrats have to be careful here: most of the American people seem to agree that the war was started under a false pretense (WMD) and was probably a strategic mistake. that the Administration's top man in Iraq cannot say (even weakly) that it was a good idea strengthens the thought.<BR/><BR/>however, Democrats be wary: whether or not we should have gone to Iraq 4 1/2 years ago is not the point of these hearings... the point is what to do about American forces now. Bring them back today, begin a steady withdrawal, "they stand up, we stand down" are all options. But I don't think that deciding the war hasn't made our country safer means all our soldiers should be brought home ASAP, and I hope Democrats make that distinction clear when spinning the General's answer.Chris Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829393951782496677noreply@blogger.com