Clinton hits back at Pentagon official: "spurious dodge of a serious issue."

[wyldwolf]

WASHINGTON—Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton hit back Friday at a Pentagon aide who charged that her questions about Iraq withdrawal planning have the effect of helping the enemy—calling the accusation a spurious dodge of a serious issue.

Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner for president, had asked the Pentagon to detail how it is planning for the eventual withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq. She first raised the issue in May, pointing out that whenever troops leave, it will be no simple task to transport the people, equipment, and vehicles out of Iraq, possibly through hostile territory.

Clinton responded Friday in a letter to Edelman's boss, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, asking if he agreed with Edelman's charge.

She said Edelman had ducked her questions and "instead made spurious arguments to avoid addressing contingency planning."

[William769]

1. If anyone can do the hitting and get the medias attention to follow it, it's Hillary Clinton. NT

[Bitwit1234]

2. By the way

since Hillary Clinton is a member of the Armed Forces Committee doesn't she have the right to ask the pentagon about the prepardness of our military withdrawing from Iraq.

So, according to the republicans, NO ONE has the right to ask a question of the king and his court.

[William769]

3. That pretty much sums it up. NT

[zulchzulu]

4. Edelman needs to accuse 4-star generals who agree on withdrawal of anti-Americanism too

Retired Generals Endorse the Iraq Accountability Act

“This important legislation sets a new direction for Iraq. It acknowledges that America went to war without mobilizing the nation, that our strategy in Iraq has been tragically flawed since the invasion in March 2003, that our Army and Marine Corps are at the breaking point with little to show for it, and that our military alone will never establish representative government in Iraq. The administration got it terribly wrong and I applaud our Congress for stepping up to their constitutional responsibilities.”
-Maj. Gen. John Batiste, USA, Ret.

“This bill gives General Petraeus great leverage for moving the Iraqi government down the more disciplined path laid out by the Iraq Study Group. The real audience for the timeline language is Prime Minister al-Maliki and the elected government of Iraq. The argument that this bill aides the enemy is simply not mature - nobody on the earth underestimates the United States’ capacity for unpredictability. It may further create some sense of urgency in the rest of our government, beginning with the State Department.”
-Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, USA, Ret.

“The bill gives the president a chance to pull back from a disastrous course, re-orient US strategy to achieve regional stability, and win help from many other countries - the only way peace will eventually be achieved.”
-Lt. Gen. Wm. E. Odom, USA, Retired

”Supporting the Iraq Supplemental Bill not only reflects the thinking of the Iraq Study Group but puts teeth to the phrase “Supporting the Troops”. By establishing timelines it returns the responsibility of self preservation and regional sovereignty to the people of Iraq and their government.”
-Maj. Gen. Mel Montano, USANG, Ret

“We must commence a coordinated phased withdrawal of U.S. combat troops and condition our continuing support of the Iraqi government on its fulfilling the political commitments it has made to facilitate reconciliation of the contending secular factions. Otherwise, we will continue to be entwined in a hopeless quagmire, with continuing American casualties, which will render our ground forces ineffective.”
- Lt. Gen. Robert Gard, USA Ret.

http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=288

Oh...and while Edelman is at it, he should get all the people on the Iraq Study Group and tell them they are aiding the "enemy"... tell that shit to James Baker's face, Mr. Edelman...

[Alamom]

5. k&r

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

6. This Administration Has Accused Senator Clinton

of TREASON

[flyarm]

7. will we hear about this between Harry Potter stories or M. Vick stories??

or will paris hilton rear her ugly little head again?????????

fly:sarcasm:

[wyldwolf]

8. sore subject for me, dude...

...I'll never watch the Atlanta Falcons play again if Vick is found guilty and continues to play...