"Tarnished Brass"
11-13-2012 | 08:45 AM
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Alternate title: Bamboozled in Benghazi
Show trials of this nature often serve as a distractor, some people got laid and some people got killed. What is more important?
Show trials of this nature often serve as a distractor, some people got laid and some people got killed. What is more important?
11-13-2012 | 08:54 AM
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11-13-2012 | 08:59 AM
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but I hear ya on the 4 stripe captains....
11-13-2012 | 09:16 AM
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This situation sucks more for all of us than for Petraeus...the American people would have benefited from having that guy in a leadership role for as many years as possible.
If you ever met his wife you would understand why a high-energy guy like that might need somebody like Broadwell in his life...I'd give him an alibi on that one. He didn't actually violate any rules (no UCMJ, he's retired), other than common political sense.
11-13-2012 | 09:31 AM
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Not true in the case of Petraeus (and Mattis). The sense in the beltway is that the administration is actually afraid of them...cutting them free might have resulted in loose (ie honest) cannons in the media and political realms.
This situation sucks more for all of us than for Petraeus...the American people would have benefited from having that guy in a leadership role for as many years as possible.
If you ever met his wife you would understand why a high-energy guy like that might need somebody like Broadwell in his life...I'd give him an alibi on that one. He didn't actually violate any rules (no UCMJ, he's retired), other than common political sense.
This situation sucks more for all of us than for Petraeus...the American people would have benefited from having that guy in a leadership role for as many years as possible.
If you ever met his wife you would understand why a high-energy guy like that might need somebody like Broadwell in his life...I'd give him an alibi on that one. He didn't actually violate any rules (no UCMJ, he's retired), other than common political sense.
Any testimony by a person of such low moral standards could not possibly be taken seriously by the public. (this may be called sarcasm, if you don't spot it on your own)
I think we can be sure there is far more than meets the eye here.
11-14-2012 | 04:37 AM
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Not true in the case of Petraeus (and Mattis). The sense in the beltway is that the administration is actually afraid of them...cutting them free might have resulted in loose (ie honest) cannons in the media and political realms.
This situation sucks more for all of us than for Petraeus...the American people would have benefited from having that guy in a leadership role for as many years as possible.
If you ever met his wife you would understand why a high-energy guy like that might need somebody like Broadwell in his life...I'd give him an alibi on that one. He didn't actually violate any rules (no UCMJ, he's retired), other than common political sense.
This situation sucks more for all of us than for Petraeus...the American people would have benefited from having that guy in a leadership role for as many years as possible.
If you ever met his wife you would understand why a high-energy guy like that might need somebody like Broadwell in his life...I'd give him an alibi on that one. He didn't actually violate any rules (no UCMJ, he's retired), other than common political sense.
11-14-2012 | 06:55 AM
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
I haven't heard of any rules broken by Petraeus, other than media allusions to possible security violations due to "pillow talk". Jail?
