Porkies from Petraeus? No! Revelations on Iraq!

When General Petraeus leaves the US Army and gets a job in civvy street, he'll do well to keep away from selling sub-prime loans or second-hand cars! Any savvy buyer will spot him a mile off.

His Capitol Hill showing displayed all the body language of a man trying to please his masters, whilst desperately keeping his intellect in check. John McCain and his 100 Years War pysche were well satisfied. Others were less sure. I'm very much a conservative opposed to this pantomime of trying to suggest that al-Queda is the enemy in Iraq. Thankfully, one senator, Joe Biden, got Ryan Crocker, the US Ambassador to admit that Afghanistan and Pakistan, not Iraq, was the central front in the battle against al-Qaeda. Is Mr.Crocker spending too much time in a fantasy world?

Then General Petraeus stated that the US had not "turned any corners" nor "seen any lights at the end of the tunnel," in contrast to statements last summer in which he claimed corners had been turned. Not exactly a ringing endorsement for the surge. Here again, John McCain is talking up stuff without a scintilla of common sense attached to it. Petraeus will be out to grass come the New Year!

Petraeus also confirmed that the Iraqi government is failing to take the necessary steps to ensure sufficient progress in the areas of politics and security responsibility. All very makeshift and tenuous. And to add insult to injury, he said that the United States, whilst accusing Iran of destructive and destabilising machinations in the country, is favouring with the very Shiite faction most closely linked to Iran! What on earth is the man thinking of? I thought George Bush was apopletic about Iran. How come his generals are cosying up to the enemy within?

Americans (and the British) should be asking more questions. This whole Iraq invasion is fuelled by spin, deceit, and subterfuge. People are dying. If Mr.Bush wants to hold back the tears, let him do it AFTER he has come clean about this war. Otherwise it all looks a bit false.

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