Edwards -- Gasp! -- Blasts General Petraeus

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Edwards -- Gasp! -- Blasts General Petraeus
By Greg Sargent | bio

Okay, this is pretty interesting.

As you all know, many leading Republicans appear to believe that our military commanders are not to be subject to any sort of criticism. Ever. Last week, when Harry Reid said that General Pace was "incompetent" and allegedly said other critical things about General Pace, Republicans -- including John McCain, Tony Snow, and many others -- hammered away at Reid mercilessly, suggesting that he was anti-military and worse.

So it'll be interesting to see what their reaction will be to what John Edwards has now done. He's just released a statement blasting Petraeus for suggesting yesterday that we may need to remain in Iraq for many years to come. Edwards:

“General Petraeus’ comments are just the latest example of the Bush Administration’s disconnect from the reality on the ground. In order to get the Iraqi people to take responsibility for their country, we must show them that we are serious about leaving, and the best way to do that is to actually start leaving. Instead of talking about keeping our troops in Iraq for another decade, the Administration should begin bringing our troops home to the hero’s welcome they deserve."

Edwards appears to be suggesting here that Petraeus is out of touch with the "reality on the ground" in Iraq. Without getting into the specifics of the debate over the residual force favored by many leading Dems, it is interesting to see a Dem going after the General. It'll be similarly interesting to see if the other leading Dem Presidential candidates offer anything on Petraeus' comments. Our guess is that many leading Dems will view this one as an untouchable, so we bet we won't be hearing much on this score from them.

I'm not really a supporter of his, Kucinich being my guy, but I'm open to convincing that he's a good "Not Hillary" candidate.

I'm glad Edwards came out with this, and wonder who else might. <<crickets?>>

Lemme guess.

"While questioning some of the tactics, and the overall strategy, I support General Petraeus' heroic efforts in dealing with a difficult situation. Senator Edwards has shown poor judgment in criticizing our military leaders who are only carrying out the plans of the Commander-in-Chief, which brings into question his capacity for leading the country in these troubled times. God Bless America. And, visit my website to contribute to my candidacy to move America forwrd....er, Keep America Moving..er, Bring America Back...er, We'll Stop the War One of These Days...Maybe."

:D

9/11. Represented New York. Saw devastation first hand. Follow us home. 9/11. 4 1/2 years too late. 9/11. New world post 9/11. Safer now.

Iraqi Army ready. Next stop for him--Detroit Lions Head Coach.

for the rest of us.

I've no candidate yet, but I like seeing some guts.

To the security table of our nation, terrorist mothers and their toddlers' sippy cups could once again wreck havoc upon our nation's airways.