Clinton Spars With Petraeus on Credibility

New York Sun ^ | September 12, 2007 | Eli Lake

[khnyny]

WASHINGTON — Senator Clinton squared off yesterday with her possible challenger for the White House in 2012, General David Petraeus, and came closer than any of her colleagues to calling the commander of the multinational forces in Iraq a liar.

Using blunter language than any other Democrat in the last two days, Mrs. Clinton told General Petraeus that his progress report on Iraq required "a willing suspension of disbelief."

Referring to the charts General Petraeus brought to the House and Senate this week, Mrs. Clinton said, "Although the charts tell part of the story, I don't think they tell the whole story." She said the "bottom-up" political reconciliation was "anecdotal" and that the success in Anbar province, where sheiks turned on Al Qaeda, started before the surge.

At the end of her speech, Mrs. Clinton pointed to what she saw as a discrepancy in the general's responses to questions from other senators about whether he would recommend that America keep 130,000 troops in Iraq a year from now if no progress was made toward national reconciliation.

"Don't you think the American people deserve a very specific answer about what is expected from our country in the face of the failure of the Iraqi government and its...

[jslade]

She’s looking more and more like a bowling pin every day!

[bray]

Since when is Gen Protectus running for President?? More bashing by PravdABDNC to make him look like a partisan.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[backtothestreets]

Clinton is talking out both sides of her face. With one side she feigns a pro-Iraq strategy, while from the other she bemoans those that would have a large role fulfilling it.

For his part, General Petrasas has been called a liar by some. I find that extremely interesting as he readily admitted to failings as well as successes, and when he didn’t have an answer to a question, he admitted that too. I felt General Petrasas was much more forthcoming than Ambassador Crocker. Ambassador Crocker seemed to have some difficulty answering some questions while he sought how to put the best political response in place.

[highlander_UW]

I’d love to see someone stand up at some press conference and challenge her on her credibility. Let’s see, there’s the Hsu, criminal fun raiser scandal, there is the Peter Paul fund raising complete with audio of her committing a felony, she fabricated some concept of a “great right wing conspiracy” as a scape goat when people called her husband on his lies and cheating ways and it proved that the great right wing was right. Let’s see...Patraeus...war hero, brilliant tactician, superb leader. Hil, baby...you lose.

[potlatch]

Thanks khnyny, appreciate it!!

[potlatch]

Lol, it’ll take more than a bowling ball to knock her over though!

[Thumper1960]

Hillary Clinton? And how many divisions has she led?

She hasn't "led" any...though she and her predator "husband" sure created a plethora.