We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/general_petraeu.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:16:21 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Here's .pdf copies, if you'd like them. For the prepared remarks, click here. For the slides, click here. Take a look at slides 8 and 9 (as numbered in the presentation) - did the MSM reportage of events in that time frame leave you with the same impression? Heh. Then there's this. Before closing, I want to thank you and your colleagues for your support of our men and women in uniform in Iraq. The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen with whom I’m honored to serve are the best equipped and, very likely, the most professional force in... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/general_petraeu.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/general_petraeu.html Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:49:14 -0600 few consciences pricked.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/general_petraeu.html#comment-64157 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/general_petraeu.html#comment-64157 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:28:11 -0600 Well, Gen. Petraeus proved himself a much better gentleman than the so-called gentle-men and -women of Congress. No surprise there, though. He was even more generous than I would have expected. D'ya suppose any of them have enough shame left to realize how poorly they appear in comparison? Nah. Doubt it. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/general_petraeu.html#comment-64154 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/general_petraeu.html#comment-64154 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:31:10 -0600