cheney's "last throes" remark thrown back in his ugly face by Abizaid!

[leftchick]

What are the chances Leslie Blitzer brings this up on CNN tonight in his interview with the sneer cheney. I believe it will be on at 5:00 pm.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050623/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/rumsfeld_iraq

Top Commander Says Insurgency Still Strong

WASHINGTON - The top American military commander in the Persian Gulf disputed a contention by Vice President Dick Cheney that the Iraqi insurgency was in its "last throes" and told Congress on Thursday its strength was basically undiminished from six months ago.


Furthermore, Gen. John Abizaid told the Senate Armed Services Committee, "I believe there are more foreign fighters coming into Iraq than there were six months ago."

His testimony came as the nation's top defense leaders rejected calls by some lawmakers for the Bush administration to set a timetable for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. "That would be a mistake," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told the committtee.

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Sen. Carl Levin (news, bio, voting record) of Michigan, the committee's senior Democrat, asked Abizaid if he realized he was contradicting Cheney.

"I don't know that I would make any comment about that other than to say there's a lot of work to be done," said Abizaid. "I gave you my opinion."

[G_j]

1. What are the chances?

I wouldn't hold my breath

[leftchick]

2. I am not either...

leslie would soil his pants before going off message with the BFEE.

[G_j]

3. at least Cheney's remarks have reverberated a bit

I can only imagine what a soldier in Iraq must think of his BS.