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Ruby the Liberal

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7. That was later.

Reply to Justice (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 07:51 PM

Nov 2012

She was doing a dissertation on his leadership style for a PhD and decided to make it a full book when he was sent to run the Afghanistan war. It was already well underway when he agreed to make it a biography instead.

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Why would Petraeus pick an unknown to write his biography? [View all] Justice Nov 2012 OP

Ego FarCenter Nov 2012 #1

Woodward's legs didn't pass the audition. tanyev Nov 2012 #2

We now know she was not an UNKNOWN. nt jody Nov 2012 #3

Let me guess, let me guess. LisaL Nov 2012 #4

Not sure, but it was HOT! SadPanda Nov 2012 #5

She picked him? :) Blue4Texas Nov 2012 #6

That was later. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #7

She had good qualifications jberryhill Nov 2012 #8

She sure did. LisaL Nov 2012 #10

Not that it excuses them (AT ALL) but I believe she pursued him to beac Nov 2012 #9

He was thinking with the wrong head ? n/t agracie Nov 2012 #11

He thought he was in control of the biog content, not knowing that she SDjack Nov 2012 #12

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