Countdown – Summary of Petraeus
Everything was going according to schedule then a huge speed bump – the Senate. Tough questions were expected from Democrats but it appears that many Republicans were asking for Petraeus to stay on the hot seat a little longer. There were several good points made by many Senators like is Al Qaeda in Iraq more important that Al Qaeda in Pakistan? Weren’t the troop withdrawals already scheduled? Then you had John McCain who seemed like he was reading a White House press release. Petraeus loved those questions. The most important bit of information came for John Warner (Virginia -R). The discussion