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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]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.