Stewart Critiques Petraeus’ Performance
Boy, has it ever been a tough week to be Gen. David Petraeus! First he had to face the congressional firing squad with only a flimsy array of stats to substantiate his insistent refrain, delivered in wooden monotone, that the "surge" in Iraq just might, maybe, someday, sort of work.Boy, has it ever been a tough week to be Gen. David Petraeus! First he had to face the congressional firing squad with only a flimsy array of stats to substantiate his insistent refrain, delivered in wooden monotone, that the surge in Iraq just might, maybe, someday, sort of work. Then, his performance was cheerfully and mercilessly picked apart by Jon Stewart.
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