Here’s the video, and it’s a disgrace. First Reid makes the claim that saying “the war is lost,” is equivalent to the statement by General Petraeus that “the war can’t be won militarily.” Obviously the war must be fought on several fronts, with military force, diplomatic pressure, economic aid, etc. Military force alone is not enough, but it must be an essential component of any strategy that aims for victory. It’s just dishonest that Reid would compare such a factual statement with his own personal opinion, apparently shared by the rest of the Democratic leadership, that the war is lost. But what really offends is Reid saying “I don’t believe him,” when asked if he will take Petraeus’s word for it that progress is being made in Iraq. So not only does Reid believe the war is lost, and that Petraeus agrees with him, but Reid also does not believe that progress is being made–regardless of what the commander on the ground tells him.
