Every single argument that the Administration and their lapdogs like John McCain have made or are making break down after that answer. The Ambassdor to Iraq just admitted that Iraq is not the central front in the war on terror. He just admitted that the potential for Al Qaeda to gain a beachhead in Iraq should the United States withdraw is miniscule compared to the already-established beachhead along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. He admitted that the global fight against terror is currently misdirected.
A withdrawal and reallocation of forces and resources is the only responsible path. I'd like to see questions tomorrow on the House side put to Petraeus on whether he agrees with Crocker on force allocation.
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