September Prediction

That September Iraq Progress Report?  Much concern tonight that it will be more spin than truth...

Petraeus Loses His Shine

Many people are pointing to Andrew Sullivan's comments noting that General Petraeus has severely damaged his ability to be seen as a credible impartial voice on Iraq. "If I were eager to maintain a semblance of military independence from the agenda of extremist, Republican partisans, I wouldn't go on the Hugh Hewitt show, would you? . . . I think such a decision to cater to one party's propaganda outlet renders [...]

Oh, my.  Hewitt responds!

Hewitt, Petraeus, and Iraq … oh my

This morning, in passing, I suggested Gen. Petraeus’ credibility “suffered a serious blow this week when he appeared on far-right activist Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, and stuck closely to the White House script.” In response, Hewitt responded that I am an “anti-intellectual screamer,” which may very well be the strangest, projection-like insult I’ve ever received. The [...]

And, direct from Mr. Sullivan's blog, this update:

Petraeus' Credibility

He has, alas, played the partisan role before - writing an op-ed in 2004 that had the effect of supporting the Bush administration's re-election effort. A reader notices another unfortunate slip:The most telling aspect of the Petraeus interview was his [...]

Tags: Patraeus, Iraq War, Progress Report, Andrew Sullivan

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