Petraeus won't join bandwagon for Iraq withdrawal

[cwo_ghwebb]

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq isn't buying the increasingly popular idea of a publicly stated timetable for American troop withdrawal.

Gen. David Petraeus, the Iraq commander, said in an interview with McClatchy that the situation in Iraq is too volatile to "project out, and to then try to plant a flag on a particular date."

"We occasionally have commanders who have so many good weeks, (they think) it's won. We've got this thing. Well we don't. We've had so many good weeks. Right now, for example we've had two-and-a-half months of levels of violence not since March 2004," he said from his office at Camp Victory.

"Well that's encouraging. It's heartening. It's very welcome. But let's keep our powder dry. . . .Let's not let our guard down."

Petraeus won't join bandwagon for Iraq withdrawal timetable

Is anyone listening?

[ImnoMensa]

Petraeus seems to like telling the truth instead of what we all want to hear.

Its an election year and its filled with lies , the truth is neither of the candidates can say when we will pull out, but the voting public doesnt want to hear truth.

[cwo_ghwebb]

Originally Posted by ImnoMensa

Petraeus seems to like telling the truth instead of what we all want to hear.

Its an election year and its filled with lies , the truth is neither of the candidates can say when we will pull out, but the voting public doesnt want to hear truth.

I liked his interview a few days ago when he something to the effect that the enemy DOES have a say in when we start returning troops home or to Afghanistan.

Since he now is in charge of the entire region, I would think he has the best information to make an informed decision.