Listed as one of McCain's most sought after opinions, rather than the Joint Chiefs...

...which more or less explains the vast number of Retired Generals during the Bush/Cheney Administration that McCain threw in with. I mean why stay on as a General with significant rank only to be kicked around by field Commanders?


This is an Iraqi police/infantryman. So, what is the issue already? More deserters ?

Petraeus: No Major Iraq Troop Drawdown in '08 (click at title to entry)
General to Recommend Reduction of Only 1,500 Marines for Now
By JONATHAN KARLSept. 4, 2008
Gen. David Petraeus has recommended against any significant reduction of U.S. forces in Iraq before the end of the year, ABC News has learned.
The only drawdown Petraeus has called for, according to a senior military official familiar with his recommendation, is a modest reduction of two Marine battalions, or about 1,500 Marines, a tiny fraction of the 146,000 U.S. troops now in Iraq.
Under Petraeus's plan, the number of combat brigades -- which now stands at 15 -- would remain unchanged until next January at the earliest....




Now, why, if "The Surge" worked would it be necessary to continue to OCCUPY, Iraq?





We don't belong in Iraq.





We never did !