Pelosi raps McChrystal
By POLITICO STAFF | 10/05/09 9:38 PM
Appearing on “Charlie Rose” this evening, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed a wide-range of issues, including the situation in Afghanistan.
Pelosi talked about Vice President Biden’s recommendations for the war, saying, “the vice president's views are ones that widely shared … By members of Congress and people across the country who talk to me … My anecdotal beyond that to empirical data is that the approach that the vice president is taking is one that has currency among the American people. There's very grave concern about it before we commit.”
And in discussing General McChrystal’s public comments about the policy, the Speaker said: “Let me say this about General McChrystal, with all due respect. His recommendations to the president should go up the line of command. They shouldn't be in press conferences.”
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