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In reply to the discussion: Scandal probe ensnares commander of U.S., NATO troops in Afghanistan [View all]amandabeech
(9,893 posts)5. This is now breaking news on CNN.
Do we need to develop a "chill pill" for senior military officers when they are away from home?
How does the commander of forces in a war zone have time to send and receive 20-30,000 e-mails while he's trying to run a war?
Is this why things seem to go haywire there?
Idiots.
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octoberlib
Nov 2012
OP
Part of that number has to be replying with full text of previous emails included
Bolo Boffin
Nov 2012
#3
Well, there is that. But from what I've seen, her emails to Kelley, while out of line
Bolo Boffin
Nov 2012
#15
And they get soooooo much taxpayer money and perks, yet they still do crap!
avaistheone1
Nov 2012
#12
There's also a brig. gen in Fayetteville, NC (Fort Bragg) who is being tried for sexual harrassment
loudsue
Nov 2012
#10
these guys kill people for a living, but what they do with their dicks on off-hours is the problem?
Alamuti Lotus
Nov 2012
#19
Petraeus has never been a man of integrity and honor like the media has portrayed him
octoberlib
Nov 2012
#37
add to that the sheer drama these military guys are "all in"to, & FUBAR is what you get
wordpix
Nov 2012
#81
I favor a "7 Days in May" plot, where all the sex-capades are bread and circuses
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#44
News about Gen Allen has been on HuffPo front page over an hour, and none at all on CNN front page
Tx4obama
Nov 2012
#40
+1000 but a full blown affair does take time away from one's job & these guys have big ones
wordpix
Nov 2012
#84
Bookmarking this thread and topic....its getting more and more interesting....the tentacles of this
Pachamama
Nov 2012
#64
O doesn't need to set up some crazy scheme to clean house, he can do that whenever he wants
wordpix
Nov 2012
#85
Me thinks that "Honorary Ambassador" or "Liaison for Dignitaries" are fancy names for what is
Pachamama
Nov 2012
#70