MoveOn.org, an anti-war group, ran an ad in the New York Times criticizing General Petraeus' ineffectiveness and selective truth-telling. The ad states that he fails to report vital statistics--"death by car bomb doesn't count" and assassinations only count if you're "shot at the back of the head, not the front." He reports the good over the bad. At the end, they speculate that he might end up being General "Betray Us."
George Bush, Dick Cheney, and other Republicans condemned the ad, and the sole Democratic candidate with harsh words about it was Joe Biden, although John Kerry said that he doesn't “like any kind of characterizations in our politics that call into question any active duty...” I find it interesting that the Senate passed a resolution formally "expressing the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces."
I believe the Republicans only attacked it out of duty to the party. They're probably just as tired of the war as the Democrats, but they have to get elected, and so they make the best move politically. "They're liberal! That's bad!" The Democrats got lucky and got to support something they actually believe in. Joe Biden got some publicity by speaking out against it. Everyone wins!
I find it telling that Bush didn't actually criticize the ad. He just lashed out against it. He didn't do much other than say that Petraeus and the army deserve our support, which everyone already knows and expected him to say. Although I do think the name "General Betray Us" is something my 2-year-old sister could've come up with. That is all!
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