The numbers are out there, in several forms, and from several sources (not just the military), and I check them out myself now and then. You believe the numbers come from "nowhere" because that's what someone told you. In any case, the raw numbers totalled up across the nation aren't as important as what's happening in specific locations and why.
The Democrats Petraeus faced were not interested in the statistics anyway, or whether or not they were true. They showed up prepared to wreck him, and not listen to what he had to say. The entire week was spent poisoning the well before the hearing started. When the hearing actually started, they heaped disrespect and crap on him, along with stupid questions most of us knew the answers to a year ago.
I would have thought that their attempts to sabotage the surge from the very beginning would be enough to expose their motives.
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It isn't secret.
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- General Petraeus' greatest accomplishment this week
- another take on this
- He was attacked by crabs? (n/t)
- I was thinking shrimp, myself (n/t)
- Why do you suppose the methodology for this new spate of statistics should be secret? (n/t)
- It isn't secret.
- I said methodology. Not numbers. so tiresome
- Which statistics in particular bother you? And why? (n/t)
- statistics = numbers. You just repeated your stupid objection that I already corrected.
- *sigh*
- you are stuck in winger broken record mode
- Walk a mile in TB's shoes
- "He's the father-figure who will never abandon you."
- Tom's posts as AI
- re: Walk a mile
- "AP's methodology blew goats"
- Understanding
- Apparently, drinking less coffee. ;)
- Beats formaldehyde
- Shorter version:
- Apparently, drinking less coffee. ;)
- re: Walk a mile
- Well blow me down!! (n/t)
- Walk a mile in TB's shoes
- you are stuck in winger broken record mode
- *sigh*
- statistics = numbers. You just repeated your stupid objection that I already corrected.
- Which statistics in particular bother you? And why? (n/t)
- I said methodology. Not numbers. so tiresome
- It isn't secret.
- Why do you suppose the methodology for this new spate of statistics should be secret? (n/t)
- I was thinking shrimp, myself (n/t)
- He didn't have too... They sstomped on themselves.