Petraeus Briefs Lawmakers Before Final House Vote on Iraq War Spending Bill (Hunter's Quote in Full)

FOX News ^ | 04/25/2007 | Major Garrett

[Ultra Sonic 007]

WASHINGTON — A Wednesday briefing by Army Gen. David Petraeus did not appear to quell concerns of House Democrats who are set to pass a veto-ready supplemental war spending bill that includes a timeline for withdrawal.

But the top commander in Iraq did warn lawmakers that their volatile rhetoric is being heard by the enemy.

"One thing that he reminded us was, this is a test of wills and he admonished us, reminded us that what we say to the world, to our adversaries and our allies, is listened to by the other side," said Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.

Hunter said Petraeus "didn't try to sugarcoat the issues and the problems" that American forces face in Iraq, but noted that comments like that by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who last week said the war is lost, provide incentive for U.S. adversaries.

"It must come as a shock to Al Qaeda leaders to have an aide come into their safe house and tell them that Senator Reid has declared that, in fact, they are winning and the war is lost," Hunter said. "I think it's highly irresponsible for the leader of the U.S. Senate to have said that and, just speaking for myself as the ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee, I think that the leader of the Senate should step down from that position."

Wednesday's briefing by the head of Multinational Forces in Iraq was intended to provide new insights about the long-term viability of the security plan, but appeared only to harden partisan positions on the war.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Write letters to the Editor and mail them to the Reno and Las Vegas newspapers. Call the Chamber of Commerces in Nevada and tell them you won’t be spending any money in Nevada. Add that you’re asking everyone else to do the same. Nevada exists on tourism and gambling. Dingy Harry needs to be a liability for those sucking money in Nevada.

[blackie]

Duncan Hunter is a man and he has a backbone!!

[Just A Nobody]

What’d McCain say?

Although when asked this morning on Fox and Friends what he thought about Duncan Hunter calling on Reid to resign, he said, "Well, I think its up to the Democrats to determine that."

17 posted on 04/26/2007 5:56:46 AM PDT by Kerretarded

[Paperdoll]

>Hopefully now the rest of the republican voters will realize that Duncan Hunter is the best man to take on the libs!<

I like your attitude, rob. :o) It’s a big story, but I guess the MSM doesn’t think so. But I did hear two very brief blurbs about it on Morning on America, and the Laura Ingraham show very early this AM.

[rob21]

I don’t understand why the MSM is not reporting this. If any other presidential candidate were to call for Reid’s resignation, we’d never hear the end of it. But when Duncan Hunter says it, we hear nothing from the MSM.

[Paperdoll]

The MSM doesn’t want a Conservative, wholesome Republican candidate to win - they are bent on pushing Giuliani. Every FR Hunter supporter should send questions specifically to ask him to http://www.politico.com/debate/ I’m afraid Matthews will ignore him, too!