After a two week break, Stephen Colbert is back as well. He interviews Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) who is a supporter of the occupation of Iraq and advocates keeping our troops there, but redeploying them to the borders and other areas outside Baghdad to fight Al Qaeda. Senator Nelson skillfully uses GOP talking points, including the opinion that Congress should wait till September to hear what General Petraeus has to say about the surge. Stephen has a bit of fun with him, have at it in the comments...
By Logan Murphy
— July 16, 2007