(Center) Army Gen. David Petraeus, commanding general, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, reenlists Spec. Marcus Cleary, Pfc. Brandon Tiago, Sgt. Douglas Wagner, Spec. Matthew L. Phillips, Spec. Ryan Werts, and Spec. Demetris Gilbert from 1st Battalion, 23th Infantry Regiment at FOB Warhorse. A total of eight “Tomahawk” Soldiers from Fort Lewis, WA cite the oath of re-enlistment to continue to serve their country.
Petraeus: New Prez Pushing Ill-Advised Withdrawal Could Replace Me
Newsbusters
David Petraeus was diplomatic in his language and careful to honor the primacy of civilian authority over the military. But the commanding general of multi-lateral forces in Iraq has left little doubt that if a new president wanted to withdraw from Iraq faster than would reflect Petraeus’s considered military opinion, his family would be happy to have him home.
ABC’s Bill Weir interviewed the Gen. Petraeus as part of a Good Morning America special today marking the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. The opening segment focused almost exclusively on the costs of the war. Some producer had apparently calculated that the war has cost 19 times the annual budget of Los Angeles. Who knew? But a subsequent segment did highlight some of the progress that has been made, notably in terms of former insurgents now come over to the multi-lateral side. Then came the Petraeus interview, which ended with this exchange.
BILL WEIR: You serve at the pleasure of the president. If our new president, a year from now, says general, I want out of here in a year. What do you say? Is that even feasible?
PETRAEUS: Well I think you have to look at what the conditions on the ground are at that time, obviously, and then offer your best professional military advice. And we always have the option of allowing them to pick someone else for his or her best professional military advice. As I told congress back in the confirmation process in January of 2007, that if at any time someone wanted someone else’s best professional military advice, I’d be happy to allow that to happen. I am also coming up on three-and-a-half years in Iraq on top of a year in Bosnia, so my family would be, would not be disappointed I don’t think if, you know, Dad were to come home —
WEIR: Sure.
PETRAEUS: For awhile.
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Wild Thing’s comment……..
Gen. Petraeus is a class act! God bless this fine man!
Beware of the Benedict Arnolds and Wesley Clarks too! And the CNN Clinton Nude Nutwork paid military ANALysts…
Why oh why do they want us disgraced yet again?
I don’t understand it. If you were born here, you should be supporting the war and telling our leaders to “make it work.” (as Tim Gunn says) to end the war quickly by winning!
Petraeus is just the man we need in the field.
This is about the only reason I want McCain to win the presidency. He is the only one of the three candidates with a realistic grasp on the war.
The more I read and listen to crap from politcally correct idiots, news media, and our own politicans, I am almost in agreement that we should bring the troops home. I mean, why should one more Great American Soldier die for these worthless peices of camel crap!!! Bring the troops home, place them on both borders and shoot anyone or thing trying to cross that doesn’t have proper permission. Kick technology into high gear and develop a defense system like no other so that the next time some stupid person, group or country tries anything, they are totally neutralized immediately before the damn politically correct ass holes can inflict their stupidity!!!! If we do have to fight offshore again, send these same politically correct jerks and dumb-ass politicians to the front line first to make the beach landing.
God help this country because no one else seems to be!!!!!
2bornot2b?, yessss and Wesley Clarks too, I agree.
Lynn, I will never in my life understand the mind of a leftie.
I pray no democrat wins this election, they will destroy our military.
Tom I know how you feel, McCain is the only one that won’t destroy our military, like the Clinton’s did all that downsizing and said no to advancing on technology too.
John…BIG ole applause!!!
“If we do have to fight offshore again, send these same politically correct jerks and dumb-ass politicians to the front line first to make the beach landing.”