Shock and Ewww

Published: September 11, 2007, 1:26 am

Looks like MoveOn.org has finally gone off the deep end with its new full page ad.From The SwampPetraeus 'Betray Us' ad is group's 'shock and awe'The ad's text is an indictment of Petraeus in which they do everything but call the general a serial liar: General Petraeus is a military man constantly at warwith the facts. In 2004, just before the election, he saidthere was tangible progress in Iraq and that Iraqi leaders are stepping forward. And last week Petraeus, the architect of the escalation of troops in Iraq, said, We say we have achieved progress, and we are obviously going to do everything we can to build on that progress. Every independent report on the ground situation in Iraq shows that the surge strategy has failed. Yet the General claims a reduction in violence. That's because, according to the New York Times, the Pentagon has adopted a bizarre formula for keeping tabs on violence. For example, deaths by car bombs don't count. The Washington Post

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