state of Iraq
- Posted on September 16th, 2007. Filed in: Mortification of a Nation
As promised, some clips (can’t really call them highlights) of key moments of the United States Senate Armed Services Committee questioning General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker as edited by Hardball. Note that the video is 95% hearing, which speaks volumes for itself, i.e. not much additional commentary required. It’s refreshing to hear our politicians asking the questions that I want to hear the answers to, and a central point is made about the timing of the update itself:
More resources, links and reading from CNN, and as listed in the “Support Our Troops” quarterly cause page, a link to the Human Toll.
Now more from the hearing:

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