September 15, 2007

Cheap and Cheaper

Joe Lieberman, on 9/11, at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing:

I mean, you've said to us the military objectives of the surge are in large measure being met, and as a result, the forces can be reduced by 7,500 troops by the end of this year and 30,000 by about -- less than a year, by next summer, without jeopardizing, I'm quoting you, General, the security gains that we have fought so hard to achieve. I suppose one of the things that has most surprised me over the last two days is that every member of Congress, regardless of our opinion about the way forward in Iraq, hasn't cheered when you said that, thanked you for it, because I can tell you that the 30,000 troops and their families are thrilled to hear that announcement.

I'll leave it to commenters to dissect the multiple layers of shameless tawdriness contained in the above quote, though it largely speaks for itself, I think.

Posted by Gregory at September 15, 2007 09:20 PM