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Tigress DEM

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3. Petraeus was actually helpful to ending the quagmire we were in, maybe he was set up?

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:34 PM

Nov 2012

Just thinking of how Lewinski was Clinton's type and saved THAT particular dress and talked to someone who happened to record the conversation..... Now did our guy do wrong? Yes. Did he have a lot of persuasion? Yes.

So maybe this Broadwell was as much of a plant as Lewinski was. BUT he had the weakness to begin with and made the wrong choice.

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"David Petraeus was a decorated leader and strategic thinker. Why risk everything on an affair?" [View all] KoKo Nov 2012 OP

for awesome kinky sex. he's sixty, perhaps holly was a missionary-only type. aletier_v Nov 2012 #1

What a strange comment. blue neen Nov 2012 #9

the whole defensive kneejerk womans lib thing gets old too aletier_v Nov 2012 #18

Spare me. blue neen Nov 2012 #19

Simple...because he could. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #2

Petraeus was actually helpful to ending the quagmire we were in, maybe he was set up? Tigress DEM Nov 2012 #3

Petraeus was helpful in kicking the can down the road so the Iraq War would end on Obama's watch yurbud Nov 2012 #14

Sometimes the little had overrides the big head liberal N proud Nov 2012 #4

"Strategic Thinker"... Says Who? Iggy Nov 2012 #5

man n/t dimbear Nov 2012 #6

English press is suggesting that there was another woman that he had affair with that was also Tutonic Nov 2012 #7

I had to check to see where this was published. tibbiit Nov 2012 #8

Why would the head of CIA commit the most common and stupid security mistake? kenny blankenship Nov 2012 #10

President Obama appointed General Petraeus. blue neen Nov 2012 #11

I am happy Obama won too. Ash_F Nov 2012 #17

Still waiting for post #10 to answer. blue neen Nov 2012 #20

All I am saying is that we shouldn't witch hunt our own members over Petraeus . Ash_F Nov 2012 #21

Poster #10 made some extremely disparaging remarks about the President. blue neen Nov 2012 #22

I won't defend that part of the comment and understand your ire. /nt Ash_F Nov 2012 #23

The CIA fantasized about in action movies is not the real CIA Ash_F Nov 2012 #16

Testosterone... malexand Nov 2012 #12

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Dewcorated means what? daybranch Nov 2012 #15