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Testifying on 9/11

By Big Tent Democrat, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 08:12:31 PM EST
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General Petraeus can not testify before Congress on 9/11. Forget about why 9/11 was chosen, it simply is unacceptable. We will not be able to even discuss Petraeus' testimony with any sense of rationality if he testifies on 9/11. Bush will be accused of politicizing the date. Petraeus' actual testimony will not even be the central focus. Adele Stan is right:

The administration has exploited the pain of that memory one too many times. Even if that's not the intention here of some White House political genius, more than half of the population will never be convinced of that. So let us remember a horrible day when we all came together without linking it to the war that is tearing us apart.

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    I'm confused (5.00 / 2) (#1)
    by pontificator on Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 08:26:06 PM EST
    Doesn't Congress schedule Congressional testimony?  Can't they schedule Patreaus whenever they damn well please?  Isn't this Carl Levin's call, not George Bush's?

    What am I missing?

    Re: Isn't this Carl Levin's call? (5.00 / 1) (#6)
    by Edger on Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 09:27:17 PM EST
    Why does it surprise you?

    Read it twice, I had to. But Carl Levin has endorsed my longstanding proposal to go after terrorist training camps and weapons assembly facilities in Syria and Iran.

    Carl Levin, you say?

    Yeah, Carl Levin, the newly minted neocon from Michigan. My kinda guy. Just read it and cheer.

    --Michael Ledeen, The Corner, NRO

    Or here's the C&L video of Carl nearly slipping the tongue to Loserman.

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    My understanding (none / 0) (#2)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 08:32:25 PM EST
    is yours.

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    Well then. . . (none / 0) (#3)
    by pontificator on Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 08:34:15 PM EST
    I would think some phone calls, faxes and emails to Carl Levin's office are in order!

    http://levin.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

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    Big Orange is the place for that (5.00 / 1) (#4)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 08:40:15 PM EST
    Go get em.

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    Done (5.00 / 3) (#5)
    by pontificator on Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 09:04:08 PM EST
    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/8/21/215238/630

    Thanks for the tip.

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    c'mon. Carl Levin wants t