Petraeus gets thrown under bus, will testify on surge on Sept. 11

Posted By Carolyn O'Hara Monday, August 20, 2007 - 4:54 PM Share

Has Harry Reid lost his mind? Why is the Senate leader allowing Gen. Petraeus to deliver his long-awaited surge report to Congress on September 11? That's the date John McCain said earlier today is the likely date for Petraeus's testimony.

Nothing says "we need to continue the surge" like reminding Americans that Saddam planned 9/11. Somewhere, Karl Rove must be laughing.

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