GOP gives Petraeus another FU

My goodness. From Think Progress:

This morning on the Chris Matthews Show, NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell revealed that Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, met “very recently” with the Senate Republican caucus to discuss their strategy on Iraq legislation.

“Petraeus went to the Republican caucus and told them, I will have real progress to you by August,” Mitchell said. The Republicans claim they told him that after August, they will end their support for the war. “They have told him at a caucus meeting as very, very recently, that if there isn’t progress by August — and real progress means not a day of violence and a day of sanity — that they will pull the plug.”

If that isn't enough, there's more:

Stunningly, Mitchell said that “moderate Republican” senators had told her that they didn’t believe the escalation would work but voted for it anyway. “They really are not in favor of the surge. They don’t believe it’s going to work. But they basically said the president has until August, until Labor Day. After that, if it doesn’t work, they’re running.”

Naturally, it is advisable to take anything Andrea Mitchell says with a box of Kosher salt. Nonetheless, these are pretty startling revelations if they turn out to be true.

Maybe the general would like to come chat with the majority party too? What gives the minority the right to dish out another Friedman Unit anyhow?