General Betray Us Three Years Later

This ad was on Moveon.org when the General testified in 2007, and Moveon has taken it down now that Obama has placed Petraeus as Commander of the Afghanistan theater.

Here's what the Dems were saying about General Petraeus in 2007. About the vid (below) of Obama trashing the General, the Left is saying he wasn't saying those things about or to Petraeus, but was trashing GW Bush. The surge was the strategy of Petraeus and his staff, and Bush finally accepted it. Bush didn't create the strategy but accepted the military recommendations. Of course H. Clinton, Biden, Obama and the rest were trashing Petraeus along with Obama. Watching the vid, does it really look like his remarks, regardless of what they say, not a personal attack on the General?

Joe Biden: "I think he's dead-flat-wrong. The fact of the matter is that this idea of these security gains we made have had no impact on the underlying sectarian dynamic, none, none whatsoever."

Hillary Clinton: "You have been made the de facto spokesman for a failed policy. The reports that you provide to us really require the willing suspension of disbelief." Translation: You're a liar.

Robert Wexler: "The surge has failed. In truth, war-related deaths have doubled in Iraq in 2007 compared to last year. Tragically, it is my understanding that seven more American troops have died while we've been talking today. Cherry-picking statistics or selectively massaging information will not change the basic truth. It is my patriotic duty to represent my constituents and ask you about your argument that the surge in troops be extended until next year, next summer. I am skeptical, General ..."

Jim McDermott: "'We're Kicking Ass in Iraq' might be the headline of the report the White House is writing for General Petraeus to deliver to the Congress next week. Here's what the president's kick-ass assessment translates to on the ground: Ten US soldiers killed so far this week, 793 US soldiers killed so far this year, 3,752 US soldiers killed since the beginning of the war, and 27,186 US soldiers wounded since the beginning of the war -- AND 71,000 documented Iraq civilian deaths since the beginning of the war, although the actual number is much higher."

Harry Reid: "I believe, myself, that the secretary of state, secretary of defense -- and you have to make your own decision as to what the president knows -- that this war is lost."

...and Obama (recommend start about 1:30 into vid)

He was saying failure then? Right now June is the deadliest month, and he's the commander in chief. What's his record and responsibility after more than a year and a half?

Now these people turn to Petraeus to run things? He's their warrior on the white horse? Obama's policy now is to slowly cut and run; withdrawal while our soldiers get killed. It's not the personnel, it's the policy.