Pelosi warns Petraeus on Iraq testimony

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warned Army Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Thursday not to "put a shine on recent events” in Iraq when they testify before Congress next week. “I hope we don’t hear any glorification of what happened in Basra,” said Pelosi, referring to a recent military offensive against Shiite militants in the city led by the Iraqi government and supported by U.S. forces.

[good to know he won't be facing a biased or hostile environment or anything. why don't we all save time & money and just skip to the part where they 'find' that the effort is doomed, Bush lied, out now etc. etc. {despicable - not their opinion, were it honest, but that it's so blatantly dishonest, and inflicted upon a man like Patraeus}]

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[now that I think about it, why don't we skip to the 'finding' part at let her know what we think of her now >>>

Pelosi: (202) 225-0100 http://speaker.house.gov/contact/