Give Petraeus a Chance 02/02/2007

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Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 06:00:41 -0600 (CST)
From: "Townhall.com" <THeditor@TownHall.com>
To: " Fred L Nance Jr" <frednance@clickservices.org>
Subject: Townhall.com Give Petraeus a Chance 02/02/2007

February 02, 2007 Give Petraeus a Chance —Hugh Hewitt As the Senate and the House debate various resolutions on Iraq it is critical to keep in mind that General Petraeus, the new general on the ground in Iraq, and Robert Gates, the new secretary at the Pentagon, have both bluntly warned that resolutions are a bad idea. They serve as an encouragement to our enemies. Too often senators and congressmen think only of their audience at home and not of the audience abroad, an audience that includes not only our troops and our Iraqi friends, but our enemies. Everything that is said in public is a message to all three of these groups, and many others as well. We hope the debate ahead conveys firmness of purpose and the necessity of victory. We hope Republicans especially are willing to make arguments from principle and not from political calculation. Wars cannot be won with a finger on the pulse of the polls. They cannot in fact be won in the Congress. They can only be lost there. Hugh Hewitt is the host of the Hugh Hewitt Show. Hugh Hewitt is the author of the forthcoming book A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every Conservative Should Know about Mitt Romney. If this commentary was forwarded to you, sign up for you own free subscription. Townhall.com Commentaries go past today's headlines to give you concise and penetrating insight into the most pressing challenges facing our culture today. These commentaries cover everything from politics to popular culture, from faith to international relations and family values to the progress of the war on terrorism.

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