Moveon Ad Questioning Petraeus's Credibility Serves As Backdrop To Iraq Testimony
Gen. David Petraeus readied his report on Iraq to a deeply divided Congress on Monday, the commander of 165,000 troops attacked by an anti-war group before he began to speak.
"Cooking the books for the White House," charged the newspaper advertisement by MoveOn.Org - an allegation that Republicans swiftly challenged Democrats to disavow.
The ad and ensuing political scuffling served as a backdrop for Petraeus' long-awaited assessment of troop buildup that President Bush ordered last January.
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AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | September 10, 2007 12:33 PM