The whole thing was pretty pointless. The speech was written by the White House. General Petraeus simply was ordered to say what he was told too. Its not like he can disobey the order unless its a clearly unlawful act.
what are you basing that on?
The whole thing was pretty pointless. The speech was written by the White House. General Petraeus simply was ordered to say what he was told too. Its not like he can disobey the order unless its a clearly unlawful act.
The whole thing was pretty pointless. The speech was written by the White House. General Petraeus simply was ordered to say what he was told too. Its not like he can disobey the order unless its a clearly unlawful act.
I fully understand why the progress in Iraq makes MoveOn Democrats writhe in pain.
What progress are we making in Iraq?
What the does "winning the war" even mean?
Does winning mean ending the Middle Eastern Religious conflict?
Does winning the war mean capturing and killing Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda?
If not, how can you claim he is wrong, lied, is a shill, etc.
Merriam-Webster
shill
2 entries found.
Main Entry:
2shill
Function:
noun
Etymology:
perhaps short for shillaber, of unknown origin
Date:
circa 1916
1 a: one who acts as a decoy (as for a pitchman or gambler) b: one who makes a sales pitch or serves as a promoter2: pitch
shill
2 entries found.
Main Entry:
1shill Listen to the pronunciation of 1shill
Pronunciation:
\ˈshil\
Function:
intransitive verb
Etymology:
2shill
Date:
circa 1914
1 : to act as a shill
2 : to act as a spokesperson or promoter <the eminent Shakespearean producer…is now shilling for a brokerage house — Andy Rooney>
This local to central instead of central to local approach is proving effective. Look at his plan and what he is doing there. He laid out his plan, how it is being implemented the results, the local effects, the emerging Iraqi self determination and security.