GENERAL David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker gave few illuminating answers during their two days of testimony to Congress. Beyond domestic politics and presidential blame-shifting, the unreality that pervaded the testimony of Petraeus and Crocker grew out of their inability-or reluctance-to account for the political and humanitarian conditions inside Iraq. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.