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what then General will say to Congress

I thought I read here that the report is being authored by the Whitehouse with some text added by Petraeus. In any event I don’t see how that makes it less credible. Cheney said we are in the last throes and as far as I have been reading even in the MSM it is… even insurgents are joining US troops in fighting Al Qaeda. I think no matter who the author is, it will give a pretty accurate and positive assessment of the situation. No one ever said it was going to be over tomorrow but so many people waiting for the report act like we need to leave by this weekend (see! it’s working! let’s leave / see! no matter what we do, it doesn’t work! let’s leave).

I thought I read here that the report is being authored by the Whitehouse with some text added by Petraeus.

That’s the report.  I differentiating between the report and Petraeus’ testimony.  The report is being authored by White House officials with input from across the government.  Petraeus’ testimony will, I’m sure, be his own thoughts on the subject.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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A majority of Americans don’t trust the upcoming report by the Army’s top commander in Iraq on the progress of the war and even if they did, it wouldn’t change their mind, according to a new poll.

I’m glad America has decided that the truth and facts don’t matter.

Can the Democrats stop touting these polls now?

Likwidshoe: And we should trust this poll because?

I am probably dead wrong as I usually am, but I find it really hard to believe a large number of Americans, let alone a majority would say they wouldn’t believe the reporty no matter what it said, I would love to see the poll questions.

But, as I said I am probably wrong and if so, I give up!

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

Lik: I wasn’t implying you did believe the poll - that was a rhetorical question!

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

I think the problem has been hammering the report because of what they think it is going to say. If the report comes out good it makes surrendering to the terrorist harder.

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