Harry Reid: Incompetence

Said the man who Hot Air reminds us, vowed in April not to believe any reports of progress.
Democrats are increasingly bailing on their previously held view that the troop surge in Iraq has been a “failure,” but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid isn’t ready to jump on the bandwagon with other Democrats who say the surge has worked.
The Senate re-opened for business on Monday after a two-week Thanksgiving break, during which key Democrats traveled to Iraq and declared that the surge is working, at least from a security and military perspective. Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), one the top war critics, stunned fellow Democrats late last week with his statement that “the surge is working,” even though he added that political reconciliation has been lagging. Murtha’s view was backed by Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), who also said the surge worked after he returned from Iraq.
But Reid, in a Monday press conference, ceded no ground.
“The surge hasn’t accomplished its goals,” Reid said. “… We’re involved, still, in an intractable civil war.”
Reid’s comments show that Democratic leaders in Washington may not be on the same page as their rank-and-file members when it comes to interpreting results on the ground in Iraq.
See:
Klaus Marre / The Hill: Reid hints at another Iraq vote this year
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard: Reid Signals Cave on Iraq Funding
Bryan / Hot Air: Blue on blue: Sen. Webb says Congress won’t cut funding for the troops :
Rob / Say Anything: Harry Reid: How Dare You Be Optimistic About Iraq
Redstate: Harry Reid Still Captains The Ship Of Fools
Frank Warner / Free Frank Warner: Harry Reid: Murtha’s wrong; we still hope to lose this war
Gateway Pundit: Harry Reid Spits On the Success of the Troops in Iraq!
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December 3, 2007 - 10:09 PM on December 3rd, 2007
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As I was reading the Press Releases from US CentCom, I came upon this article. I read it cautiously, yet eagerly. Yes, that is hard to do. lol. Let’s just say I am cautiously optimistic
December 3, 2007 - 10:37 PM on December 3rd, 2007
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The Knuckleheads of the Day award
Today’s winners are W. Thomas Smith, Jr., Kathryn Jean Lopez and the National Review magazine.
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December 4, 2007 - 02:04 PM on December 4th, 2007
In Honor of Harry “The War is Lost” Reid, here is a great tribute to America’s “Axis of Idiots”:
J.D. Pendry is a retired Army Command Sergeant Major who writes for Random House. HE IS ELOQUENT, and he seldom beats around the bush! Reference his book’s review
December 4, 2007 - 02:15 PM on December 4th, 2007
Great link Robert! Thanks
December 4, 2007 - 02:46 PM on December 4th, 2007
You’re welcome! I thought that summary was outstanding.
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He forgot the ’smilies’
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