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CIA Director Resigns

Re: CIA director Petraeus resigns over affair

Are you guys ever going to get over Clinton, or is that something that gets you guys off every time something like this comes up?

It's more likely to be over eventually than the incessant evoking of "Bush."
 
Re: CIA director Petraeus resigns over affair

Are you guys ever going to get over Clinton, or is that something that gets you guys off every time something like this comes up?

It is pretty pathetically sad. The right wing fixation with "God" issues has cost them the last two elections. And these won't be the last unless the sever their ties with the right wing religious nut jobs and start to show some color in their ranks.
 
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Are you guys ever going to get over Clinton, or is that something that gets you guys off every time something like this comes up?

Unfortunately for some, history never goes away.

BTW, you're the one that claimed the POTUS is held to a lower standard than the DCI.

Hint: The DCI doesn't have the launch codes to the nukes...the POTUS does...just saying.
 
No it's not. That's why there is a sexual affair involved with potential unauthorized access to classified information. :roll:

Put his statement back into context, please.

Color me cynical regarding the Petraeus reason/explanation for resigning. Too tidy.

Could be wrong. Let's wait and see what (if any) additional details come out...
 
Agreed. It's peculiar. And creates doubt about whatever he might testify about. No sympathy at all for Petraeus; all he had to do was honor his vows and keep his britches zipped. But the timing? It's most peculiar.

That's for sure. Right after the election, and after a very short time in office. Now he doesn't want to testify next week. I wonder how many shoes are left to drop?
 
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So the answer is no, Clinton never goes away. Got it.
 
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It is pretty pathetically sad. The right wing fixation with "God" issues has cost them the last two elections. And these won't be the last unless the sever their ties with the right wing religious nut jobs and start to show some color in their ranks.

The problem is they can't sever their ties with the right wing religious nut jobs, because about half of them are right wing religious nutjobs.
 
It's a shame to hear this about General Petraeus. He was the theater commander when I was in Iraq in 2007. I met him at the Phoenix Academy which is a foreign military "train the trainer" school. He spoke to the graduates of every single class that went through it. If you remember, this was when he was famous for his strategy with the surge and when he was being called "General Betray Us" by Moveon.org. That a high profile guy like him took time out of his busy schedule to speak to every single class that graduated from there really drove home the emphasis that was placed upon our mission of training and fighting with the Iraqi Army. Things like that are the reason a lot of servicemembers were willing to adopt and buy into his counter insurgency strategy. We did and it helped us "win" the war, for lack of better terms. You just don't see leadership like that now with NATO-centric theater of Afghanistan. His personal life not withstanding, General Petraeus was a great commander and at least deserves respect for that.
 
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It's more likely to be over eventually than the incessant evoking of "Bush."

Well, not so far. Clinton hasn't been President for 12 years, yet he's still the favorite whipping boy of the right wing. The real problem you guys have is that the public still likes him in spite of his sexual misbehaviour.
 
Like i said a bunch of "could"'s based off of no facts.

It's reasonable speculation as to why he'd ADMIT it and resign IF he actually did have the affair.

Part of what security clearance checks do is attempt to determine if there is anything regarding your personal life that makes you at high risk for blackmail, because having such vunerabilities is dangerous for national security. This is part of why they check on whether you have significant debts, whether you are a heavy gambler, if you deal with any questionable people, etc.

As CIA Director, he's at pretty much the highest clearance level you're going to see and is at one of the most sensitive positions in the government. The potential for someone to blackmail him with information...either threatening to go public or to his wife...if they knew about it is there. Even more than that, if it came out from someone OTHER than him then it opens up the potential for the PERCEPTION being that someone could've used such for blackmail...and in a situation like his, even the perception of that possibility is damaging.

The General has been nothing if not a servant to this country. It would not shock me in the least if, rather than taking the chance that such problems could come from it being "discovered", he decided to simply make it public himself and walk away.

I have far more respect for everything I've heard of the man through the media, politicians, and those that served to believe that he's using one apparent horrible act of judgement to purposefully lie and cover up or protect people regarding a situation resulting in the life of marines. I believe the man has far more character than that.
 
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According to reports, the affair was with his biographer.
 
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So the answer is no, Clinton never goes away. Got it.

He'll be around for a long time, he made a spectacular transition from moral leader to moral lesson. Obama will be around for a long time also, as the American Nero.
 
Generally, someone involved in an affair resigns, gets divorced, whatever it takes, but it is unusual to disgrace oneself by widely broadcasting that you are resigning because you had an affair. Why not just leave that little bit of unnecessary information to others to reveal if at all?
 
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He'll be around for a long time, he made a spectacular transition from moral leader to moral lesson. Obama will be around for a long time also, as the American Nero.

You forgot the 'g', didn't you?
 
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Yeah, clearly it was no problem for Clinton. :lol:

Not as far as his followers are concerned.
 
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Too bad he was well liked. What surprises me is that he called his own behavior unacceptable. I bet we will never know the details but CNN is reporting the the FBI is already involved to determine if any laws were broken
 
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It's a shame to hear this about General Petraeus. He was the theater commander when I was in Iraq in 2007. I met him at the Phoenix Academy which is a foreign military "train the trainer" school. He spoke to the graduates of every single class that went through it. If you remember, this was when he was famous for his strategy with the surge and when he was being called "General Betray Us" by Moveon.org. That a high profile guy like him took time out of his busy schedule to speak to every single class that graduated from there really drove home the emphasis that was placed upon our mission of training and fighting with the Iraqi Army. Things like that are the reason a lot of servicemembers were willing to adopt and buy into his counter insurgency strategy. We did and it helped us "win" the war, for lack of better terms. You just don't see leadership like that now with NATO-centric theater of Afghanistan. His personal life not withstanding, General Petraeus was a great commander and at least deserves respect for that.

I have heard from a couple people I know that he is like that. People who served under him, especially those close to him had incredible personal loyalty due to the way he treated his soldiers. I have nothing but respect for his work during the war.
 
I have heard from a couple people I know that he is like that. People who served under him, especially those close to him had incredible personal loyalty due to the way he treated his soldiers. I have nothing but respect for his work during the war.

It would seem neither does John McCain. Hey, we're all human. He did the right thing. Case closed.

General David Petraeus will stand in the ranks of America's greatest military heroes. His inspirational leadership and his genius were directly responsible -- after years of failure -- for the success of the surge in Iraq," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said. "General Petraeus has devoted his life to serving the country he loves, and America is so much the better for it.

Read more: Petraeus resigns after affair with biographer turned up in FBI probe, Fox News confirms | Fox News

I completely agree with that statement.
 
Petraeus resigns after affair with biographer turned up in FBI probe, Fox News confirms | Fox News

To head off the conspiracy nonsense and worthless speculation and inaccurate comparisons:

CIA Director David Petraeus resigned Friday after admitting to an extramarital affair -- an affair with his biographer that was revealed over the course of an FBI investigation, Fox News has learned.


The FBI had been investigating an unrelated and much broader case before stumbling on the affair. Fox News has learned that during the course of this investigation, the name of journalist and Petraeus biographer Paula Broadwell came up. The FBI followed that lead and in doing so, uncovered his affair with her. The FBI for some time was concerned that perhaps Petraeus was some sort of victim, but there has been no evidence discovered to back up such concerns.


Further: Petraeus' biographer Paula Broadwell under FBI investigation over access to his email, law enforcement officials say - U.S. News

The biographer for resigning CIA Director David Petraeus is under FBI investigation for improperly trying to access his email and possibly gaining access to classified information, law enforcement officials told NBC News on Friday.


Paula Broadwell is the author of Petraeus' biography, "All In." She had extensive access to Petraeus in Afghanistan and has given numerous television interviews speaking about him.
 
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You forgot the 'g', didn't you?

I think you had forgotten the historical anecdote surrounding a fiddle, fire, and an important capital city ;)
 
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All the character references, loyal to a fault, 37 years of marriage, West Point grad, 30+ years of military experience, director of central intelligence and throws it all away for a piece of *****? During the Benghazi investigation, which without his testimony will be largely incomplete?

Don't really add up...does it?
 
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