Senator: Commander Told of Military Drain (AP)

[huckleberry]

WILLIAM C. MANN

Associated Press


WASHINGTON - A former Senate Intelligence Committee chairman asserted Sunday that the general who ran the war in Afghanistan said more than a year before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that his resources were being shifted in preparation for taking on Saddam Hussein.

Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., contends that just months into combat in Afghanistan, Gen. Tommy Franks also told him that fighting terrorism in Somalia, Yemen and elsewhere should take priority over invading Iraq.

Graham said Franks told him he thought the United States knew less about the situation in Iraq than did some European governments, and the Bush administration should ask them for advice.

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[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. Man. This thing is going wall to wall.

Good. I hope loosened bowels are the order of the day over there.

[faithnotgreed]

2. awright!... lets keep this truth going

[MasonJar]

3. Kudos to Bob Graham. I know he was quite irate about the

blacked out Saudi pages. Go get them,Bob.

[struggle4progress]

4. kick

:kick:

[yardwork]

5. Thank you, Senator Graham.

America needs more decent people to stand up and start telling the truth that they know.

[liveoaktx]

6. Video clip from march of this year

Bob Graham

[alittlelark]

7. Bob Graham ROCKS

Will some network PLEASE pick this up??!!

Is there anybody out there......