"SQUAAAAAAWWWK!"
Remember the rules for a Helen Thomas article!
No Picture!
“Think of President Harry Truman and President Lyndon B. Johnson, who both understood that war was too important to be left to the generals in the field. ..”
Typical liberal. Sees things exactly opposite of how they should be.
“The highly politicized Petraeus seemed to be dutifully following his White House marching orders when he testified before congressional committees earlier this week.”
That’s right, you old bag, because the President is the C-in-C. Is she senile?
"SQUAAAAAAWWWK!"
This column is a perfect example to show how Helen Thomas is pure, undulterated ‘Rat poo
She is blatantly lying from start to finish about what Petraeus said. There was no call to end all troop withdrawals for the “forseeable future” or until after the Bush admin. Petraeus recommended a 45 day pause this summer after we get back down to 140,000. That is mere basic prudence, a brief period to evaluate and see what the evolving situation looks like.
This is what passes for objective journalism?
No bias here, nope. The media is still highly impartial I see.
LET ME FINISH THIS STATEMENT....“The American people have had it up to here... (with jackasses like me pretending to care about the GOP and my constituents.)”
The highly politicized Petraeus seemed to be dutifully following his White House marching orders when he testified before congressional committees earlier this week.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised at this... Helen, a dedicated leftist who puts down a general for actually following the Constitution of the United States. Following the "marching orders" of the civilian Commander in Chief. Of course she would have contempt for this, as we all know how leftists like Helen LOVE military dictators, like Fidel Castro, and Hugo Chavez. Of course, they don't like ALL military dictators. They absolutely hate those who are actually friendly to the USA.
Think of President Harry Truman and President Lyndon B. Johnson, who both understood that war was too important to be left to the generals in the field.
Hey Helen, in case you didn't notice, when those presidents decided that "war was too important to be left to the generals in the field" we've lost those wars, or they're still going on more than 50 years since the start.
Petraeus is too smart to be pinned down on when the U.S. can pull out more troops, especially when there’s been a new flare-up of sectarian violence in Iraq. Let’s say he is careful and self-protective, trying to hold on.
Of course he's just being cagey, playing CYA... I'm sure that it has nothing to do with the fact that THEY'RE FIGHTING A F*****G WAR HERE, AND THE WAY YOU DECIDE THAT THE WAR IS OVER IS WHEN YOU'VE WON OR LOST THE WAR!!!!!! Helen, do you have to work at being this incredibly stupid?
Ohio’s GOP Sen. George Voinovich seemed to express the frustration best when he told Petraeus: “The American people have had it up to here.”
Isn't Voinovich the guy who broke down in tears in the well of the senate while giving a speech over the war? I'm sure that he really struck fear into the hearts of our enemies and instilled respect for the power of the US for those who wish to kill us. Good person to quote, Helen.
Mark
“Odom” is Arabic for “Pol Pot”
“...mission that has taken more than 4,000 American lives, possibly a million Iraqi lives...”
Keep trumpeting the lies. Eventually, no one will know what the truth is.
No pictures of Helen, PLEASE:-)
What would Helen Thomas know about "bedfellows"?
What Helen Thomas knows about conducting and winning a war wouldn’t fill a teacup...
OMG - She actually thinks LBJ was a good wartime president? I don’t know what to say. It’s like talking to someone who thinks the earth is flat.