Reply #19: I don't see that as bashing.

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The article continues:

Elizabeth Edwards said the group could have made its point by simply using Petraeus’ own previous words about purported good news in Iraq without insulting him personally.

She said she generally supports grass-roots organizations like MoveOn.org for giving average people a voice. “But I’m probably not going to agree with everything that any one group says.”

Her views on the ad were similar to those expressed Thursday by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. The Iowa Democrat told a Des Moines Register reporter that the MoveOn.org ad “was a bad choice of words. I would have said, ‘Petraeus, mistaken again,’” Harkin said. “But ‘Betray Us?’ That’s going too far.”

She is not saying he shouldn't be criticized.

How about Harkin's comments? Do you see those as bashing?

Personally, I think name calling is not a preferred way to make a point. You can criticize just as strongly and MORE effectively without it, and you don't give the fucking rw, a hammer to hit on you with. Yes, they'll always try and smash criticsm, but you don't have to make it so easy for them. In any case, we don't know yet whether this ad was helpful or damaging. And we may never know. I don't think it's of vital importance, and it hardly outweighs the facts on the ground in Iraq, or all the lies being told by Petraeus and others.