Posted on 09/02/2007 4:30:06 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Katie Couric Says Gen. Petraeus Will Report Surge is Working Photo of Noel Sheppard. By Noel Sheppard | September 2, 2007 - 19:04 ET
If CBS's Katie Couric is beginning to believe the surge is working, it seems that even the most liberal media member could be convinced.
With that in mind, Couric was Bob Schieffer's guest on Sunday's "Face the Nation," and after spending some time touring Iraq with Gen. David Petraeus, felt the General will be quite optimistic when he reports to Congress next week.
In fact, after Schieffer asked what Petraeus would say to lawmakers upon his return to Washington, Couric seemed quite impressed with what the General had showed her during her tour (video available here):
Well, Bob, I think he's going to talk a lot about Anbar province, which is west of Baghdad, and an Anbar awakening if you will. He took me to Fallujah, which really he believes is a crowning achievement for U.S. forces in Iraq and a role model if you will.
Fallujah, if you remember Bob, was one of the deadliest cities in this country with terrible fighting. Those four contractors were murdered there. And U.S. forces actually were ordered to retreat from that city back in 2004. But what happened is al Qaeda came in, and tribal leaders realized they did not want to live under a brutal al Qaeda regime.
So, they enlisted the help of U.S. soldiers and U.S. troops because they realized they could not fight al Qaeda alone. So, suddenly these former enemies had a common enemy, worked together, and now Fallujah is relatively calm, reconstruction efforts are under way, and as I said, it is really being considered a crowning achievement. And this is just one city in Anbar province. Ramadi is another example of that as well, where Sunnis and U.S. forces are working together to really a great effect.
Pretty shocking, wouldn't you agree? But there was more, for after Schieffer asked, "Did you get that he is going to tell the president that he believes these extra troops, this so-called surge, is working, and that we have to leave it in place for a while," Couric responded:
I definitely got that impression. I think he concedes there's certainly areas of Iraq that are really difficult and are true trouble spots. Al Qaeda in the north, Shiite militias in the south of, of Baghdad. Still a lot of insurgency, and still a lot of sectarian violence even in Baghdad. But, I believe he thinks these are not just pockets of success, what I mentioned about Fallujah and Ramadi.
What he sees is a trend. And what he told me the trend is definitely going up rather than down, and to continue the progress he believes is being made so far, that the surge must continue, and the U.S., a full U.S. presence should be here. But he did talk about geometry on the battlefield, Bob, and about possibly drawing down some troops. But he thinks that certainly in these areas where the surge was needed, that it needs to continue.
Once again, if one of the most liberal newscasters on television is reporting a positive view by the General, others are sure to follow.
this market seemed to be thriving and there were a lot of people out and about. A lot of family owned businesses and vegetable stalls and so you do see signs of life that seem to be normal. Of course that’s what the U.S. military wants me to see so you have to keep that in mind as well.
I still find it hard to believe that these libs are totally changing their tunes like this. They never would acknowledge any of this before.
And her next sentence will begin with "However..."
“this so-called surge,”
GRRRRR! Can you take this so-called network and shove their so-called newscasters up their so-called asses? What other country has such treasonous so-called journalists?
Sounds like Katy seemed a bit too perky about the surge for Schieffer's taste
Looks like she wants us to believe that the military is building Potemkin Markets in Iraq. Sheesh.
What a shameful, shamful play for ratings. (Had showed?)
If Katie Couric implies that the surge is working, hold on to your britches for the next wave of anti-Bush (surge) to be announced by the all knowing and smiley faced politically directed Katie.
shone, LOL
maybe shined, ya never know....
The Harvest Moon approaches.
I’d suggest to Katie to go out without the military...she doesn’t have the guts...she’d be killed or kidnapped and what do those killers do to their prisoners? The head goes first.
If they start changing their position now, they can claim that they held that position the entire time.
There's a reason why the truth is inconvenient to them.
A_Former_Democrat says that Katie Couric will report surge is not working.
The libs are trying to save face. They know the surge is working, despite their sincerest wishes to the contrary. So rather than look like an a$$hole when the truth comes out, concede and rationalize now and try to soften the blow when it comes.
I don’t think she would miss it.
You got me by 58 seconds. I’m slow on the trigger today I guess.
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