I Knew Something Was Missing From the Petraeus Report...
Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian journalist, breaks it down:
Of course, the first answer from the top of my head is, "Petraeus didn't talk about anything other than Iraq because that wasn't part of the Bush Administration's agenda, which is to firmly link Iraq to 'The War on Terror.'"
Except for several token referrals to military units from the country of Georgia, Petraeus and Crocker had little to say about what role the moderate Arab states – or for that matter the rest of the international community – can play. Maybe that’s because little effort was made before the invasion of Iraq, or in the time since, to ask what others have to say about illegal U.S. action in the Middle East...
...Petraeus and Crocker failed to present a clear U.S. strategy for accomplishing the goals America has set. Maybe that’s because the goals have never been clear. But with the exception of one Democratic congressman, no one stood up to ask the tough questions. Did the rest restrain themselves because they belong to the Armed Services Committee? True, the problem is not with the military itself but with the civilian politicians who sent them to Iraq. But American anger with the Iraq war was certainly not reflected yesterday.
Of course, the first answer from the top of my head is, "Petraeus didn't talk about anything other than Iraq because that wasn't part of the Bush Administration's agenda, which is to firmly link Iraq to 'The War on Terror.'"
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