Petraeus and Crocker Report to Congress
Why bother with transcripts when you can watch Bush's top Iraq officials spin the "surge" in living color? Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker have their Iraq assessments ready, for your viewing pleasure.Why bother with transcripts when you can watch Bush’s top Iraq officials spin the “surge” in living color? Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker have their Iraq assessments ready, for your viewing pleasure.
Gen. David Petraeus:
Ambassador Ryan Crocker:
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