General Petraeus collapses at Senate hearing on Afghanistan

[SEAL]

Don't know what happened but General Patraeus is one of the best General in the world.

 

[T-Faz]

I have a lot of respect for General Petreus and Admiral Mullen, can't say the same about those donkeys in the white house.

As for Petreus, he is fine, probably just heard about the resources in Afghanistan.

 

[RescueRanger]

He actually looks and acts like the only one in Pentagon top brass who has his eyes open. Hope he is well.

 

[BATMAN]

Don't know what happened but General Patraeus is one of the best General in the world.

Some one should watch 'shutter island' could be that general is being administered some Israeli medicine via India and Afghanistan!!!

 

[Desert Fox]

looks like he had a little nap

 

[zagahaga]

looks like he took too much viagra

 

[kidwaibhai]

looks like he took too much viagra

how does that make any sense

 

[TechLahore]

Salute to the soldier! Hope he feels better soon.

 

[S_O_C_O_M]

he was dehydrated. was back in 30 minutes.

 

[sparklingway]

I guess the hearing was so damn boring that he fainted. Seriously, the jetlag and dehydration seem to have taken over. Sure needs a rest before appearing in these sessions.

Petraeus briefly collapses during hearing​

General returns to Senate room after recess; hearing is then adjourned

WASHINGTON - Gen. David Petraeus slumped at the witness table Tuesday while testifying at a Senate hearing, and a spokesman said the general was likely dehydrated and jet-lagged from his travels.

Petraeus, 57, revived after a few seconds and left the room under his own power. After about 20 minutes he returned to the hearing room, but Sen. Carl Levin, the panel chairman, decided to postpone the hearing.

"It appears he was maybe a little jet-lagged, dehydrated certainly," said Petraeus' spokesman, Col. Erik Gunhus.
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President Barack Obama later called Petraeus from Air Force One as he returned from a two-day trip to the Gulf Coast.

"Sounds like he's doing good, he sounded great," White House spokesman Bill Burton told reporters traveling with the president. "Sounds like he was just a little dehydrated."

Petraeus had finished telling Sen. John McCain that he believed the planned 2011 drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan remains on track, and McCain was responding when the room fell silent and aides began crowding around the four-star general.

Petraeus, who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as head of U.S. Central Command, briefly put his head on the table, then rose, appearing dazed. He stood under his own power and was escorted from the room.

Petraeus was taken to another room, given something to eat and drink and was examined by a doctor, Gunhus said. Petraeus returned to the room briefly and told the senators he was "feeling a little bit lightheaded there."

"It wasn't Sen. McCain's question," the general added.

 

[fatman17]

^^maybe the air-con was not working properly!!! **** happens!!!

 

[H2O3C4Nitrogen]

its always uneasy being grilled for a defeat and for men in Uniform its like bullet in the head...!
Anyways he was dehydrated.. or sm ppl said he got bored or he took it hard.Anyways whenever Afghanistan will be dicussed the guy will be remembered ..!

Whats good abt people in Military is they are straightforward. . . . . . !

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

he's cool.....he's better than Carl Levin and a lot of those other lizard-eaters sitting in the senate and in congress

 

[sulemani keeda]

^^^

Because he made some vague reference to "possibility" of Indian interference in the Affpak region?? (Which he retracted later, BTW)

 

[TaimiKhan]

^^^

Because he made some vague reference to "possibility" of Indian interference in the Affpak region?? (Which he retracted later, BTW)

His retraction doesn't matters, as the truth which he knew and wanted to be let out, he did it.

Under pressure he will definitely retract things, but atleast he let the cat out of the bag.

People know a lot of things, but don't say.

But very few generals are into dirty games which are played by the politicians, Generals care about the men the command and for their safety and fulfilling their objectives, its the politicians who make things hard.