Do Sen Lantos' and Charles Schumer's accusations about Gen Petraeus amount to anything less than treason?

Question

Neither of them has any more credibility whatsoever. The General handled them quite easily, however their attempts to discredit him, in wartime, before his report was released, for no other reason other than political gain, brings utter shame to a once great party. This is perhaps the lowest point the democrats have reached in the history of their party. The most disgusting thing about it is that they feel no shame whatsoever. JFK, Harry Truman and Franklin Roosevelt must all be turning over in their graves with humiliation at what has happened since they were in power. The Democrat party, which was once the inspiring party that brought us through the great depression and WWII has been stolen from the American people without a shot being fired, and the sad fact is that through miseducation and indifference, most of them are not even aware of this shameful fact.

Answer 1

Well said. However, it goes even further. Many who would malign Petreaus, a decorated service man who has spent his life in service to the country, would lap up anything that Osama bin Laden would say and agree with it whole heartedly! This includes many on this forum. I agree that asking questions, demanding accountability, etc. are not treasonous. But to simply discount what's been learned about progress in Iraq because they don't want Bush to get credit for it.....what should that be called?

Answer 2

Keep in mind who his Commander in Chief is, even Generals must follow orders. Politicians should stay out of the war business. They cannot even perform the clerical duties they were elected for. And they might show a troop withdrawl on paper, but its only the front of the page. On the back is a matching number of replacement troops being deployed. Both parties are guilty in this mess and should be ashamed. If one could go back in time, the greatest American hero of this century would have been a hit man that would have ended Cheny's reign before 9/11/01

Answer 3

First off morom the GAO report contridicts the General so his credibility was already in question, he's also been caught lying in the media so why should he be believed numbnuts

He tells the foriegn press this
“It has not worked out as we had hoped,” the general said

“Many of us had hoped this summer would be a time of tangible political progress at the national level,” Petraeus wrote. “All participants, Iraqi and coalition alike, are dissatisfied by the halting progress on major legislative initiatives,” he wrote.


but tells the American press this
“Based on the progress our forces are achieving, I expect to be able to recommend that some of our forces will be redeployed without replacement,” he told the Boston Globe by email on Friday…. “Few of these political solutions would have been possible without the improved security provided by coalition and Iraqi forces.”


and here's a link to the artcle where he states the surge DIDN'T WORK
http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?are...

Answer 4

George Will this morning pointed out in a column he penned the mystery that is Iraq, the utter inability for the Bush administration to anticipate failure in rebuilding Iraq once Hussein was deposed, and, Colin Powell pointed out last month that it was time to plan the total withdraw of troops from Iraq. Are they traitors, too?

Frankly traitor v. patriot isn't a sensible, intelligent, or viable discourse when speaking about Iraq.

Answer 5

It's part of the discourse that happens in a democracy. Treason? On the contrary. Just because you don't happen to like it, or you don't agree (and I don't either, for the record) doesn't mean it should be repressed. That's not a democracy.

Perhaps you are the one who should move to Cuba.

Answer 6

Lantos has no business in our country let alone being part of any state, city or federal government.

Answer 7

There's a colony of lepers between dissent and subversive speech.

Must one recount the litany of Democratic 'dissent'?

Just one, Kucinich.

This guy goes to Syria and while in the company of Assad says: "I will not go to Iraq and give my approval to the occupation Armies."

That ferret was referring to the United States military.

Answer 8

No - it speaks more of the absolute desperation of the Republicans to shut up anyone who dares question the holiest of the holy's - the US military and this disgusting and immoral president.

Nice try.

Answer 9

You guys have spent 6 years defining any dissent as treason. It has got you nowhere other than laughed at. Now it is just getting boring.

Answer 10

Consider the sources. Schumer is a camera loving jerk.