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Defense Official Contradicts Murtha Claim that Petraeus Didn’t ‘Talk to Any of Us’

(CNSNews.com) – Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) this week criticized Gen. David Petraeus for not meeting with members of Congress during a recent visit to Washington, D.C., to report on the status of operations in Iraq, but not only did the commander of Multinational Force – Iraq meet with hundreds of lawmakers, he personally briefed Murtha himself.

… Defense Department official told Cybercast News Service that Petraeus personally briefed Murtha and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in an April 24 phone conference that lasted 20-30 minutes.

The following day, Petraeus conducted two 90-minute, top-secret level operations intelligence briefings for representatives and senators.

The first, to which all members of the House of Representatives had been invited, was attended by 250 congressmen, and the second was attended by 86 senators. After brief opening statements at the two briefings, Petraeus spent the remaining time answering questions from the congressmen in attendance.

“These were two of the most widely attended operations intelligence briefings in recent memory,” the Pentagon official said.

This line from the story is the most telling.

Attempts to obtain reaction from Murtha’s office Wednesday evening were unsuccessful.

Maybe he was hiding in the men’s room because of all the egg on his face!