Who's running the show in the US Congress? The Democrats claim to have won the last election, yet they are no better at controlling the agenda than the enabling doormats of the GOP were. Biden was featured frequently in the past few days on MSNBC, it was discussed in his presence that this week's timing of the Petreaus Repor' was questionable and stage managed by Bush. Who's fault is that if not Biden's, Levin's and by extension, Pelosi and Reid's?
If the Democrats were at all serious about ending this war and thwarting Bush, why do they let him run their show? Congress funds the military and hopefully will be around to do so longer than Bush will. Congress approves and controls military promotions. If they had wanted to excercise real oversight powers, they could have had Petreaus here when they wanted to and if they deliberately acceded to Bush's time schedule, then what are we even bothering to discuss here?
In recent days, we have become excited to learn of Admiral Fallon's depiction of General Petreaus. We've also read that the Admiral, Petreaus' superior, has a different and less supportive view of Iraq than Petreaus does. So what's stopping Biden or Levin from calling him to testify on his views immediately? They have it in their power to do that and checkmate Bush full stop.
Just a short while back this summer there were reports and I believe there was even a diary here that Admiral Fallon's resistance to an attack on Iran was one of the main reasons that it had not yet ocurred. Is it just possible that an honest officer with integrity and true regard for his country's future has slipped under the Bush administration's radar in filtering the military so that only sychophants rise to the top (yes, that's you General Pace, General Abizaid, General Sanchez, General Meyers, General Franks?) When Admiral Fallon was selected to head Centcom, the prevailing view on the left was that Bush had chosen a naval officer because one would be more useful in the attack on Iran forthcoming, now Admiral Fallon may prove their undoing. But that can only happen if the Dems, Biden, and Levin are not as full of shit as they appear to be.
So someone tell me, where's Admiral Fallon and why hasn't he been called? I'm waiting Mr. Presidential Candidate Biden, what's your excuse? Do you run the Foreign Relations Committee or is it Josh Bolten who decides?