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| Petraeus Doing Well After Collapse During Senate Hearing |
| 2010-06-15 |
| H/T Hotair.com U.S. General David Petraeus, who briefly collapsed during a Senate hearing on the war in Afghanistan Tuesday morning, is alert and doing well, according to reports. Petraeus, 57, had finished telling Sen. John McCain that he believes the planned 2011 drawdown of U.S. troops 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 war 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. Sen. Carl Levin, the chairman, suspended the hearing until Wednesday out of concern for Petraeus' health. As the general left the Capitol today, he told reporters that he will be back to testify tomorrow when the hearing resumes. "I'll eat breakfast tomorrow," he said. Petraeus himself returned to the room briefly and told the senators he "was feeling a little bit light-headed there." "It wasn't Sen. McCain's question," the general added. In his lengthy appearances before the Senate and House armed services committees in September 2007 to testify on Iraq, he was reported to have endured great back pain and got through it with the help of Motrin. Petraeus is the commander of U.S. Central Command. He was testifying on the war in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #3 Film was rolling. End of Presidential thinkery. Glad he is okay. Fainting is so 1902.... |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-06-15 21:12 |
| #2 I suspect that he has pushed it to hard and too fast, and for too long for a man his age. He probably needs a thorough medical evaluation, and the Pentagon should start figuring on his replacement soon. He has lasted at least three times as long as most generals. Other than his back problems, he has been radiation treated for early stage prostate cancer. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-06-15 11:49 |
| #1 "It wasn't Sen. McCain's question," the general added. I'm glad to see the General has a sense of humor. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-06-15 11:49 |