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John2

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Wed Nov 14, 2012, 08:48 AM
Nov 2012

guys think all Republicans are bad but I actually think he could trust General Powell because the republicans threw him under the Bus. Powell knows about those Neocons but unfortunately some Democrats are too hard on him. Powell could be very useful if he was in this Administration which I think is a waste. Governor Crist has been very useful also.

I do agree with you on some of these Generals though. The Republican Party is too cozy with our military and intelligence agencies. I'm not talking about the enlisted ranks but the General Staffs and the people that have influence over our troops. They should not be taking sides in politics. If the FBI and CIA comes under the Executive Branch, that FBI agent has a chain of command. He went over his superiors to a known partisan Republican. This is the same Party that have nuts talking about seccession in the their Party and all these right wing extremists. I think it is important to maintain discipline and this guy should be rooted out of the FBI. If this guy thought there was a problem, then he should have notified a Democrat in Congress also. This is showing too much impartiality to the Republican Party.

As far as Petraeus, Cantor had information to blackmail a General working for the President. Nobody in the media has touched on that prospect. They keep talking about Foreign threats but when your enemy is the Republican Party who will let the country go down the tank,you have to consider them as a threat too. Especially when many in their party think the President is a traitor.

Wonder? malaise Nov 2012 #1
will requisitions and receipts do? underthematrix Nov 2012 #2
Petreaus sounds more dangerous every time I learn something new about him Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #3
That's what I heard. 2naSalit Nov 2012 #10
President Obama needs to get rid of the Republicans he's appointed. yardwork Nov 2012 #33
I think Obama was keeping his friends close, and his enemies closer. loudsue Nov 2012 #48
well if you're keeping your enemies closer, maybe appoint them dogcatcher newspeak Nov 2012 #55
Ya, no Hydra Nov 2012 #71
I agree on the part 2naSalit Nov 2012 #80
Obama may have placed him there knowing fully that the CIA know how to take care of things. LiberalArkie Nov 2012 #64
We are well rid of betray us elfin Nov 2012 #4
And Betray us libodem Nov 2012 #23
Where do you think Mr. Karl Rove fits in? He was a player in this for sure. I think this crunch60 Nov 2012 #26
Yeah... 2naSalit Nov 2012 #38
Well Rove is the political strategist cprise Nov 2012 #57
Has he been implicated in that? lolly Nov 2012 #83
Rove was seen with Broadwell earlier this year. cprise Nov 2012 #92
Except that it didn't work. Obama is unscathed. juajen Nov 2012 #88
But if it was planned, then Repug operatives attacked this country n/t cprise Nov 2012 #91
Yep. lolly Nov 2012 #94
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
word frylock Nov 2012 #11
+10000 amborin Nov 2012 #24
Obama needs to 2naSalit Nov 2012 #39
I think he just did. LOL! Dont call me Shirley Nov 2012 #70
Stop channeling Martin Luther King, Jr. and start channeling Malcom X - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #82
This. Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #41
Exactly! JVS Nov 2012 #44
^this^ progressoid Nov 2012 #50
+Infinity! Roland99 Nov 2012 #52
+1 cprise Nov 2012 #58
I thought for sure this thread title was a joke. Petraeus needed to be FIRED. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #7
+1! uponit7771 Nov 2012 #8
What the fuck? This really disgusts me. demhottie Nov 2012 #9
I'm still stuck on "Right Wing Think Tanks" yankeepants Nov 2012 #12
Ha hahaha !!! Good one! loudsue Nov 2012 #49
It's the GOP VOTERS who don't think FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #65
Exactly dreamnightwind Nov 2012 #72
Agreed. "Right Wing Thinking Tanks" would be apropos KansDem Nov 2012 #73
WOOOOOO!!!!!!! elbloggoZY27 Nov 2012 #13
And who was on this think tank? Who was advising them? Frustratedlady Nov 2012 #14
This here's 2naSalit Nov 2012 #15
well the plot has thickened maindawg Nov 2012 #16
I think 2naSalit Nov 2012 #42
hmmmm-- lolly Nov 2012 #85
Yeah, and that was 2naSalit Nov 2012 #89
You Meant to Say: "Think Tanks," Which Are Ideological Groups Trying to Fabricate Justifications... mckara Nov 2012 #17
Holy fucking shit. cliffordu Nov 2012 #18
Is/Was General Petreaus a member of PNAC or just CFR? triplepoint Nov 2012 #19
I'd guess PNAC. I have no link or proof...just baseless speculation. Tutonic Nov 2012 #22
Look here... 2naSalit Nov 2012 #46
?? What's George Clooney doing in there navarth Nov 2012 #53
Where did you find George Clooney in there? 2naSalit Nov 2012 #56
underneath the graphic, it says navarth Nov 2012 #59
You can 2naSalit Nov 2012 #60
thanks for that but it's still somewhat of a mystery navarth Nov 2012 #75
I'm guessing 2naSalit Nov 2012 #90
Eeewwwwww! That totally sucks. Berlum Nov 2012 #20
Obama needs to remove these partisans from his cabinet as well Dawson Leery Nov 2012 #21
He has had partisan obstruction libodem Nov 2012 #34
Even Howard Kurtz 2naSalit Nov 2012 #25
If that is true, Petraeus should be behind bars. DollarBillHines Nov 2012 #27
That's for peons like Manning. JVS Nov 2012 #45
Remember Harry_Scrote Nov 2012 #69
He should have been fired for that alone. silverweb Nov 2012 #28
Remember when MoveOn caught hell for criticizing him in a video? arcane1 Nov 2012 #29
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. AzDar Nov 2012 #30
This is what comes of letting Republicans into a Democratic administration. yardwork Nov 2012 #31
Yeah they shut us out for 8 years under W, why don't we do the same? Initech Nov 2012 #35
K&R DeSwiss Nov 2012 #32
Reminds me of the South Park episode "Good Times With Weapons" Initech Nov 2012 #36
What an image! 2naSalit Nov 2012 #47
I wonder how many of those "think tank" guys dabbled and made side deals... mojowork_n Nov 2012 #37
why not? many think Afghanistan is a "project for the new american century" undertaking anway amborin Nov 2012 #40
Come on people this was fox big story to impeach the President Dems50State Nov 2012 #43
Makes sense since the main reason for the war was looting the treasury. Suits on the ground brewens Nov 2012 #51
+1 indeed flamingdem Nov 2012 #54
What I find interesting 2naSalit Nov 2012 #61
"Suits on the ground" KansDem Nov 2012 #77
No charge man! :) brewens Nov 2012 #81
NAMES! Print the NAMES dammit!!!!! benld74 Nov 2012 #62
This offends me way more than his personal "sins of the flesh" Blue Owl Nov 2012 #63
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
". . . an ass-kissing little chickenshit . . . OldRedneck Nov 2012 #68
What an awesome put-down! I still remember it like coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #84
Kick. This is both scary and apalling. nt MzShellG Nov 2012 #74
We're now seeing why the Conservatives are out there defending him Thrill Nov 2012 #76
True.... MzShellG Nov 2012 #78
Yep lolly Nov 2012 #86
Big Things happen for a Reason bucolic_frolic Nov 2012 #79
Curiouser and curiouser! suffragette Nov 2012 #87
You John2 Nov 2012 #93
Some think tanks linked with Patraeus.... deurbano Nov 2012 #95
End the war now! sarcasmo Nov 2012 #96
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