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In reply to the discussion: Petreaus Allowed Right Wing Think Tanks to Set Up Shop at his Afghan Headquarters [View all]2naSalit
(86,502 posts)42. I think
this thing isn't going away any time soon. And someone should keep an eye on the sour loser of the white house. Shifty bastard isn't likely to go quietly into the night, except to stab somebody in the back. HamRove is up to his eyeballs in shit-stained apologies right about now... and he's not the kind to take the fall... that's somebody else's job.
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Petreaus Allowed Right Wing Think Tanks to Set Up Shop at his Afghan Headquarters [View all]
kpete
Nov 2012
OP
Petreaus sounds more dangerous every time I learn something new about him
Anthony McCarthy
Nov 2012
#3
Obama may have placed him there knowing fully that the CIA know how to take care of things.
LiberalArkie
Nov 2012
#64
Where do you think Mr. Karl Rove fits in? He was a player in this for sure. I think this
crunch60
Nov 2012
#26
Good bye little man with too much power. I never trusted or liked you anyway! nt
Walk away
Nov 2012
#5
Obama should stop appointing republicans to his administration. its not worth it..
vilify
Nov 2012
#6
Stop channeling Martin Luther King, Jr. and start channeling Malcom X - n/t
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#82
You Meant to Say: "Think Tanks," Which Are Ideological Groups Trying to Fabricate Justifications...
mckara
Nov 2012
#17
why not? many think Afghanistan is a "project for the new american century" undertaking anway
amborin
Nov 2012
#40
Makes sense since the main reason for the war was looting the treasury. Suits on the ground
brewens
Nov 2012
#51
But of course this General had fired thousands of people for being gay in his career.
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2012
#66
How dangerous is a war in which the Generals are having a party and doing deals?
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2012
#67