[trumandogz]

In today's hearing Gates claimed the US was losing the War in Iraq. At that very moment he should have been thrown out of the hearing room but instead he gets unanimous support among the Democrats on the Committee.

Could you imagine if during WWII if the Sec. of War Nominee claimed we were losing WWII and would have still be confirmed?

[Clara Lou]

Asked point-blank by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., whether the U.S. is winning in Iraq, Gates replied, "No, sir."
I don't see anywhere in this statement that Gates said the U.S. is "losing." Some of you have put the word "losing" in his mouth. Stick to Gates's actual words, and don't be like the MSM. Right now, I'd say there's a stalemate quality to the situation. It's more like Whack-a-mole.

[graf008]

I could. The comment doesn't bother me. I think it, rather, justifies the use of more extreme measures then saying "We are winning and doing a good job".

[TexKat]

What Gates Told the Armed Services Committee - Power Line

As noted below, a lot of the reporting on Robert Gates's confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee will be misleading or trivial. But if you read the answers Gates supplied in advance to the Committee's questions, there is some interesting information. For example, Gates gives the President's enemies no comfort on the decision to go to war in Iraq (p. 13):more...