petraeus pt. II

Moments after I posted the commentary on Moveon's ad, the unassailable Col. Pat Lang posted the following on his blog:

"I sat through the president's address on Iraq last night as well as the commentary that both followed and preceded it. The commentary was of surprisingly high quality with Christopher Matthews making a reasoned appeal to the public to see that Petraeus believes his role as commander in Iraq to be that of executor of national policy, not the originator of national policy. This is a realistic view of the proper role of the military. People who want Petraeus to demand change in national policy should think that over carefully."

QED.