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the man has right to say what he thinks..this is still free country..

Senator Reid's comment about Gen Pace makes mockery of our military leaders. His failed leadership has not gotten him nowhere except the wrath of many Americans. The American people want to win this war over terror and Ried is trying his best to make us the losers because he does not have the guts to win, he's the loser.

I think several people here are missing the point. Reid insulted the military's leading generals, including the one in Iraq. This again only plays into the hands of the insurgents and liberals against our military. Liberals and others need to wake up and realize that they have their freedom because of people that Reid has decided to insult. When he insulted our leading generals, he insulted the entire military.
Many people do not understand what will happen if we pull out of this war now. It will mean victory to the insurgents and terrorists. It will open the door for terrorist to begin more direct actions on America’s soil and its people around the world. Do you want to live in a country like Israel where there is constant fear that you might be killed while riding the city bus to work or school? I don’t!
If you want to win this war, you need to show it. You have to back it with everything we have. You have to let the generals have what they need……and keep the politicians out of it. When politicians run the war, you will not win. More troops are needed to secure the borders and cities.

Well Tom of Mission Viejo CA, I don't care about France, this is the USA if I need to remind you. You have apparenly have not suffered any lost in your family from this or any past war such as my family has. It's people like yourself who have the nerve to love war and send our fathers, brothers and sisters to there death without a decent cause. I certainly hope people like yourself with the "I LOVE WAR ATTITUDE" are almost gone from this county kind of like Hitler or the KKK disappeared, because if not, we have not witnessed the last of tragety to come from our society. As for Reid, it's like taking constructive criticism from your boss. If he told you that the job you are doing is great when in fact it was not, you would never become better at your job. It's that simple! No one is trying to attack these folks character. Last, the guy bringing up limos, come on! What politiion is not wealthy, Democrat or Republican??

I don't believe the two Generals are speaking the current situation on the ground. General always speaks what the Commander In Chief wants to hear. If not, they will not be nominated to be Generals.

General Pace has been ineffective, has failed to inspire confidence and should go. However, that in no way justifies the comments made by Reid. If Reid is going to be the Senate majority leader, he really needs to learn how to speak like one.

Reid has no moral or professional compass. His behavior and speech is repugnant.

Well...McCain is right about Reid needing to "clarify" the comments about imcompetence.

However both McCain and Reid are clowns.

The commanders only are doing their jobs...don't blame them for the lousy mission there are tasked with doing.

Mission is NOT Accomplished (1500 days later). Never claim victory before it is over.

Hitler made a public announcement in WW2 declaring the battle of Stalingrad was won as well.

For anyone truly interested in the situation in Iraq, they'd be best served to read up on France's little mess in Algeria during the late 1960s.

the French military was close to crushing the Islamists in Algeria when the 'political' pressure became too great and the government withdrew the troops. Within 6 months the Islamists had taken control of the country. For years, France has been dealing with Algerian refugees who fled Africa for France. They simple had no backbone to win the fight. Just like many short minded anti-war folks in the US.

Seems like Reid has been right in all his comments.

I agree with Robert Cadalso. McCain is a joke! An old horse from 2000. There is no way he would be nominated. No way! Not for Million dollars!

By the way, I was referring to Harry Reid...............

This guy's a jerk. How he's made this far in politics is a mystery. He's also overly critical of the GOP, when he's got as many bones rattling in his own closet. In relation to his position in the government, I wonder how many of his friends & relatives he has on the payroll??? To me, that's a huge ethics question.

I'm not sure, but being criticized as being "incompetent" by a lying, kick-back taking, double-standard elitist limosine liberal who never saw a piece of pork he didn't like might just be a compliment

McCain, the senator that drops the "F" bomb on other members of congress, has the audacity to tell someone how to exercise their right to free speech.

I'd call anyone "incompetent" if they didn't stand up to their boss when they knew that what they're being ordered to do is wrong or won't work. I don't really think Patraeus is incompetent, he was just stuck in a messed up situation and he's doing the best he can with the orders he has. However, I don't think all the time in the world would help the situation any, so they should really just get out now.

McCain needs to get real life and stop lying about this war.