Surely there is a small amount of crosstalk in terms of integrity and personal honor, which I think are also important in leadership positions like that, where a great deal of faith is placed on someones strength of character.
I know I think a lot less of the man now.
Petraeus Steps Down
Re: Petraeus Steps Down
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Re: Petraeus Steps Down
by John Galt » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:42 pm
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Re: Petraeus Steps Down
by John Galt » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:46 pm
also, apparently after he became CIA director, she left him. but he continued to pursue her, which shows questionable judgement. he apparently has sent her "thousands of emails over the last several months". who has that amount of time? the cia director? f**k, bengazi?
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Re: Petraeus Steps Down
by John Galt » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:51 pm
shrewd on part of obama to not ask for his resignation until after the election, but this had been going on for months, and known to the fbi for a long time. if he knew the cia director was compromised in his ability to do his job effectively before bengazi that would have been an issue in the election. it should have been
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