Petraeus will give his ‘final U.S. interview’ as the top commander in Iraq to Fox News.
By on Sep 10th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Petraeus will give his ‘final U.S. interview’ as the top commander in Iraq to Fox News.
Last year, when Gen. David Petraeus testified before Congress, he gave an exclusive one-hour interview to Fox News’ Brit Hume. Now, as Petraeus prepares to leave his position as the top commander in Iraq, he will give his “final U.S. interview” to Fox News:
Gen. David Petraeus, fresh off an announcement that thousands of U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq, will give his final U.S. interview to FOX News Wednesday before handing over control of U.S.-led forces in Iraq to Gen. Raymond Odierno next week. … FOX News will join Petraeus as he takes his final battlefield tour in Iraq amid several positive trends.
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And where will he give his first interview as a Message Force Multiplier when he leaves Iraq? Any guesses?
September 10th, 2008 at 9:50 amMy biggest question:
Will he use a 34 or 36 softball bat?
September 10th, 2008 at 9:51 amThe Fox model since day one has been to become the Pravda of the US Gov.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
September 10th, 2008 at 9:53 amI am not surprised. Fox News has become increasingly Republican by the day.
September 10th, 2008 at 9:53 amFox News has become increasingly Republican by the day.
FoxSnooze was republican from day one. Ever since then, it has been moving to the right.
September 10th, 2008 at 9:55 amHow does Patraeus talk without removing his lips from George W. Bush’s anus?
September 10th, 2008 at 9:56 amIt’s fitting. I guess the radical liberals at CNN like Lou Dobbs and Wolf Blitzer, ot the crazed hippies at MSNBC like Scarborough or Matthews are just to threatening for our top military commander. God forbid even one question bordering on getting the truth be asked.
I think Toasterhead is right, this is to be more a job interview for punditry than anything resembling news.
September 10th, 2008 at 10:00 amI wonder if Petraeus is pissed that the “paid pentagon propaganda” was exposed before he had a chance to cash in himself?
Our tax dollars at work. Ca-ching!
PEACE
September 10th, 2008 at 10:01 amThe Ministry of War and the Ministry of Truth have never been closer. Working together to make sure you vote republican this year. Your tax dollars at work. Support Halliburton: Vote McCain/Palin/Cheney!
September 10th, 2008 at 10:04 amThem fauxsnoozers in the nursing home day rooms loves them some uniforms and ribbons on them puffy chests.
September 10th, 2008 at 10:06 amSissy.
September 10th, 2008 at 10:12 amPetreus: The REAL General Palin
No hard questions!!!!
September 10th, 2008 at 10:13 amTom, I agree they have always leaned right, but now they are so far right that it is clearly ridiculous. If they announced that Palin walked on water, I would not be surprised.
September 10th, 2008 at 10:19 ama few questions we WONT hear asked of Betrayus:
when’s the last time you hung out with convicted fraudster and felon Amhemd Chalabi, the guy who helped lie us into this war?
how do you explain to the families of dead american soldiers that their killers are now collecting more of a paycheck from uncle sam than their survivors can expect to receive?
would you recommend we use the model of “giving foreigners american taxpayer money to stop doing things we dont like” in countries other than iraq? how about we start paying the Taliban not to fight in afghanistan? how about we start paying mexicans a stipend for not trying to cross the border?
September 10th, 2008 at 10:20 amWhere are the quarter-million weapons “lost” on St. David’s watch? FUX won’t ask that about either.
September 10th, 2008 at 10:33 amPetraeus is a sleazy political operative and a disgrace to his uniform. I pray that he is broken by his (new) superiors after Obama takes office.
September 10th, 2008 at 10:57 amTo be fair, Petraeus was put into a troubled situation, that many were saying was doomed to failure. The situation now is much better and appears most likely to be stabilized and improving. He has suggested, as many progressives, that the gains made in Iraq could have happened without the surge.
I find the left’s objection to Petraeus curious. What would you have preferred?
And it’s an understatement to say this kind of sentiment:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/12/webb-fallon/
was misplaced on Petraeus. A man who has done great service for his country.
September 10th, 2008 at 11:16 amI hope someone asks him what will happen when we stop making payments to the insurgency?
Will they just quit fighting Americans?
Inquiring minds want to know.
September 10th, 2008 at 11:55 amLook for the good general as a paid consultant on FOX News after he retires.
September 10th, 2008 at 12:04 pmGeneral Betrayus…
You didn’t work very long to get that extra star on your uniform, now, didja?
If you can call it ‘work’…
Screw all the war pig generals. They belong in front of a firing squad for politicizing the military, influencing elections towards Republicans, and getting so many killed, forced to flee, maimed and traumatized for life. The Bush Junta is alive and well, thanks to General Betrayus.
The truth is ugly, ain’t it? Like lipstick on a pig. Or Sarah Palin’s political record.
September 10th, 2008 at 12:06 pmbackup Says:
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The situation now is much better and appears most likely to be stabilized and improving.
Patraeus and the “surge” have nothing to do with the improved situation in Iraq. It is due to three factors.
1. Ethnic cleasing has seprarated the warring factions to a large degree.
2. Sadr has ordered his militia to stand down until after the October elections in hopes that he can gain political power.
3. The US is paying 100,000 Sunni insurgents $300/month apiece to stand down.
These three most important factors are constantly overlooked by Republicans and their lapdog news media in thie efforts to portray McCain/Bush/Patraeus as heros of the “surge”. None of these three most important factors point to long term stability of Iraq.
September 10th, 2008 at 12:15 pmshoeless. Okay. Instead of Petraeus and what has transpired over the last 2 years, what would you have preferred?
September 10th, 2008 at 12:43 pmThe same thing I would have preferred since the spring of 2003, withdrawal.
September 10th, 2008 at 12:51 pmI understand. But, the white house is not the only leadership that we have. Congress also shares responsibility in leadership.
The Democratically controlled Congress (House and Senate) continued to support the effort and postpone withdrawal.
I believe it is because they realized that the situation was unstable and a premature withdrawal would have made the situation worse, not better.
But, that’s just my take and we can agree to disagree.
September 10th, 2008 at 12:56 pmoh geez..Brit Hume – a former Reaganite…now talking GOP head…now thats informative journalism – NOT!
Why not add some validity to the report and let CNN Michael Ware ask the questions…..I didn’t think so!
Patraeus has earned his keep however, it doesn’t address the real issues. Now that GWBushs strategic blunder of invading Iraq and turning Iraq over to Iranian shitte brotherly influence, how does this make the United States safer? First Russia invades Georgia – whats next?
GWBush should be impeached for undermining the security of the U.S. Of America.
September 10th, 2008 at 12:59 pmbackup Says:
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The Democratically controlled Congress (House and Senate) continued to support the effort and postpone withdrawal.
Their only option was to cut off funding. In that case, Bush would have left the troops there to rot, and then blame the Democrats for their deaths.
September 10th, 2008 at 1:18 pm#3-
September 10th, 2008 at 1:52 pmFox isn’t the Pravda for the U.S. Government, just the GOP.
The Democratically controlled Congress (House and Senate) continued to support the effort and postpone withdrawal.
After the republicans had gotten us mired in a conflict we had no right being in. At that point, it became no-win. at that’s what we’ve witnessed the last two years: stalemate, with no progress in the indices that would allow us to withdraw.
At this late date, your argument is silly, and betrays a willful ignorance about the situation.
September 10th, 2008 at 2:37 pmAnd it sounds like he has no concern that the venue will bring into question his honesty ?
September 10th, 2008 at 2:39 pmI should have added: You think a military brass would be more sensitive to the message they are conveying.
September 10th, 2008 at 5:10 pmbackup Says:
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The Democratically controlled Congress (House and Senate) continued to support the effort and postpone withdrawal.
Maybe you’re forgetting the war funding bills that Democrats passed with withdrawal timelines tied in to them that Bush vetoed.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:18 pm