re: I could not find your quote with a google search. What is it from?
My quote was from last couple sentences of Tom's post.
But Google search:
"Obama listen generals"
has first link:
"Obama says he will listen to generals about the war"
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/839220,obamaweb031208.article
And over at Instapundit there link to, You Tube: Politics vs. Petraeus
One short snippet has Obama saying "I will always listen to the Commanders on the Ground"
