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K&R

:hi:

but he's a little too low-key.

Casey has lost me -- he's a bit monotone and I drifted off there...

and statements.

:woohoo: :woohoo:

that putting it diplomatically.

for the continuing threads and to everyone else.

We are not getting specifics.

Basically its "trust us".

How long are we going to be in Iraq? ... as long as we need to, and not one day more.

The results of that were a statement from Ike, talking about the Korean War going on:

"When the enemy struck, what did America do, it appealed to it's youth."

The surge was not a change in strategy, in any sense of the word.

One of my favorite people. Hard to believe he's a reformed Republican.

That is insane to expect our soldiers to deploy that long.

Deployments perilous to the well-being of the volunteers!

Petraeus is trying to filibuster when it's a Democrat's turn. Seems a common tactic in cases like this.

or he will reveal his web of lies!!!

He knows which side his bread is buttered on.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Now they're coming out BEFORE the 15 month mark?? Huh? :grr:

6 months on, 2 years off.

Ours currently is 3/4 to 1 = 15 months on, 12 months off.

When Webb served, it was 2 to 1...

Yay, 2 Dems in a row.

Woot!

They are saying stay the coarse forever. Total BS Geez where have we heard that before.

;)

Biden: "I don't see any plan here."

...end it now!

he's tired of this continuing invasion.

for the threads! Biden. Doesn't see any of it. Obligation is to bring this to an early an honorable end. I don't see any plan.

SHORT but SWEET. Very nice 2 minutes from Joe Biden.

:rofl:

now do we fight these SOB's?

someone brought them a sandwich!

Levins Cmte?

They usually make some noise when the hearing adjourns.

What is your biggest disagreement with the Presidents policy in Iraq?

his person was in charge of the arms..so why are we to trust him now when the arms were under his oversight

I hope they were listening. Dems on Armed Services:

DEMOCRATS

Carl Levin (Michigan)
Chairman

Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts)
Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia)
Joseph I. Lieberman (Connecticut)
Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
Daniel K. Akaka (Hawaii)
Bill Nelson (Florida)
E. Benjamin Nelson (Nebraska)
Evan Bayh (Indiana)
Hillary Rodham Clinton (New York)
Mark L. Pryor (Arkansas)
Jim Webb (Virginia)
Claire McCaskill (Missouri)

REPUBLICANS
John McCain (Arizona)
Ranking Member

John W. Warner (Virginia)
James M. Inhofe (Oklahoma)
Jeff Sessions (Alabama)
Susan M. Collins (Maine)
Saxby Chambliss (Georgia)
Lindsey O. Graham (South Carolina)
Elizabeth Dole (North Carolina)
John Cornyn (Texas)
John Thune (South Dakota)
Mel Martinez (Florida)
Bob Corker (Tennessee)

Byrd in his seat now.

Just a heads up. It is so nice to be able to watch it on TV instead of a tiny window on the computer.

Sen. Byrd is alraedy sitting there and waiting.

I thought the Senate got the first 1/2 a day, and the House the second, but see some senators getting ready for the next round. Any ideas?

I was wondering about that.

The Inquirer's Trudy Rubin is more Repuke than some of the Repukes sometimes. She actually said to listen to what Betrayus has to say. Nothing to hear: it's all stay the course without legitimate reasons to do so.