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If Petraeus Says It, It Must be True
Talking Points Memo — David Petraeus, whom John McCain frequently cites as if an oracle, says we have to talk to our enemies.

Petraeus Joins The Seditionists!
Oliver Willis — General Petraeus thinks we should talk to our enemies. Sounds like this other guy I know… ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... one and two percentage points of Chambliss, respectively–a huge reversal from polls taken several weeks ago. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Baiting McCain - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft [image] Reid on Raines - Allahpundit, Hot Air [image] Trouble in Georgia? - Kevin Vance, The Weekly Standard [image] McCain Is a Coward - kos, Daily Kos [image] Ayers and Obama Have Plans - C. Liebau, Townhall.com [image] Petraeus Agrees - Greg Sargent, TPM Election Central [image] Mad as Hell - Jonah ...

Barack Petraeus
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — The general suggests talking to our enemies: Greg Sargent has more context. ...

"I do think you have to talk to enemies."
The Reaction — ... As Greg Sargent notes, it wasn't "a perfect endorsement of Obama's views," and Petraeus stressed that he wasn't "trying to get into the middle of domestic politics," that he wanted to avoid such "minefields," but, still, he "more or less picked the Obama argument." ...

Petraeus endorses talking to U.S. enemies
Political Animal — ... , added some caveats, noting that it's "necessary to have a particular goal for discussion and to perform advance work to understand the motivations of his interlocutors." By any reasonable measure, Petraeus' position is practically identical to Obama's position. Greg Sargent noted the significance of the context: "[T]he question Petraeus was asked was basically the same as him being asked whose views he endorsed when it comes to the two men's very public disagreement. Petraeus' own joke about not wanting to wade into 'a minefield' and his allusion to not getting 'involved in ...

Arianna Huffington: October Surprise Update: What McCain May Be Planning and What Obama Can Do to Ruin It
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Asked specifically about the disagreement between the two candidates on this issue, which flared up again during the last debate, Petraeus said, "I do think you have to talk to enemies." He pointed out that in Iraq "we sat down with some of those who were shooting at us" -- even some "with our blood on their hands." "This is how you end these kinds of conflicts," he said. ...