[Mo1]

It's up there with how many times can Levin say the words "civil war" in one sentence

[Mo1]

Levin asking about more troops in Iraq and what General Abaza said about it .. that more troops was not the right why to go

Do you agree with the General

Gates says he will great weight to what they have to say and he will sit down with him and hear what they have to say

[PerConPat]

It's basically a love fest. The Dims have determined that the US will not, at this point, condone a Vietnam style pullout. So, they are positioning themselves for their new majority in Congress. The strategy is to take over the war and subsequently take credit for pulling the nation's chestnuts out of the fire. Gates is certainly giving the impression that he will be pliable- who knows why? Perhaps he and Dubya have correctly determined that confirmation comes first and the next two years will be another matter.