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Did Petraeus REALLY resign over an extramarital affair?

Did Petraeus REALLY resign over an extramarital affair?

  • YES - anyone who dares question this is a psychotic conspiracy theorist

    Votes: 13 43.3%
  • NO - we may never really know the real reason, but the official story is a load of BS

    Votes: 17 56.7%

  • Total voters
    30
So, which is it?

I dunno, resigning over an affair doesn't seem like much of a face saving move, exactly. So I'm sort of inclined to believe it.
 
I dunno, resigning over an affair doesn't seem like much of a face saving move, exactly. So I'm sort of inclined to believe it.

So what WOULD have been a "face saving" move, exactly? Not sure I follow your reasoning.
 
So what WOULD have been a "face saving" move, exactly? Not sure I follow your reasoning.

No, I mean the opposite thing of the thing you just said.
 
probably not. but there's always an excuse touted by the media. generally whatever that is is a lie.
 
I highly doubt it. The admin didn't want him testifying about Benghazi.
 
I highly doubt it. The admin didn't want him testifying about Benghazi.

Yes, because the administration can block congress from calling up Petreaus. Or wait, is your contention that Petreaus can, as a private citizen, avoid testifying before Congress? Do you know what happens when you do that?

Methinks yer conspiracy hat is working too hard on this issue.
 
I highly doubt it. The admin didn't want him testifying about Benghazi.

Benghazi was an attack on the United States not a CT or a scandal by the United States!

Get a grip people! If a prosecutor wanted to subpoena anyone they could regardless of a resignation or an affair.
 
OTHER - who cares
 
he's an american hero, he should not be swept under the rug for obama's failure to lead.

I get it... Obama made him have an affair with a woman who just so happens to be writing a book about her affair with Petreaus....
 
I get it... Obama made him have an affair with a woman who just so happens to be writing a book about her affair with Petreaus....

LOL. dat obama. :cool: Obama-smile.jpg
 
he's an american hero, he should not be swept under the rug for obama's failure to lead.

lol

you expect the US president to lead?

The primary role of all US presidents is to obey their corporate masters and behave themselves like good little corporate puppet clowns

Does anyone know what policy differences there were between the Democrats and the Republicans?

(and by policy difference I dont mean trivial side circus shows such as abortion garbage, gay marriage and stem cell research)
 
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Damn. I was actually looking forward to him running for Prez one day.
 
lol

you expect the US president to lead?

The primary role of all US presidents is to obey their corporate masters and behave themselves like good little corporate puppet clowns

Does anyone know what policy differences there were between the Democrats and the Republicans?

(and by policy difference I dont mean trivial side circus shows such as abortion garbage, gay marriage and stem cell research)

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put that truth away before somebody gets hurt! :shock:
 
Yeah He made up a story that degrades his wife and exposes him as an adulturer and even names his mistress and he was being investigated by the FBI and it was all bs...LMAOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
 
Yeah He made up a story that degrades his wife and exposes him as an adulturer and even names his mistress and he was being investigated by the FBI and it was all bs...LMAOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Exactly. While I can understand him waiting until after the election to do it so as not to become election fodder, it wouldn't have affected the election. Nobody would vote against a President because on of his appointees had an affair.

Second, what does this have to do with Benghazi? He can still be compelled to testify before Congress. And now that he has resigned he would even have less motivation to lie.

I am not seeing how this is anything other than the age old story of a powerful man getting caught cheating on his wife.
 
I doubt it, otherwise Petraeus would have just resigned without stating the affair as the reason.

Besides, I haven't heard very much criticism about drone strikes from military officials.

perhaps he was threatened or had his family threatened.
 
perhaps he was threatened or had his family threatened.

If such is likely, then it is just as likely Petraeus has enough people loyal to him to deal with that, or get that message out to the media, and it would bring down this administration.

So I doubt that as well.
 
If such is likely, then it is just as likely Petraeus has enough people loyal to him to deal with that, or get that message out to the media, and it would bring down this administration.

So I doubt that as well.

does he? i can't say. it just seems convenient that this suddenly happens, just after massive illegal actions by the obama administration; ndaa2012, extrajudicial killings, etc.
 
does he? i can't say. it just seems convenient that this suddenly happens, just after massive illegal actions by the obama administration; ndaa2012, extrajudicial killings, etc.

NDAA 2012 and drone strike assassinations have been going on for a long time. There's nothing sudden about them. And our government isn't really concerned with them. And the parties aren't concerned with them either, because they want that power. Which means political media outlets aren't concerned with them. Which means the people aren't concerned with them.

I'm not ruling it out - I'm just not jumping to conclusions.

Let's let investigative reporters do their jobs before we get ground down by the rumor mill.
 
NDAA 2012 and drone strike assassinations have been going on for a long time. There's nothing sudden about them. And our government isn't really concerned with them. And the parties aren't concerned with them either, because they want that power. Which means political media outlets aren't concerned with them. Which means the people aren't concerned with them.

I'm not ruling it out - I'm just not jumping to conclusions.

Let's let investigative reporters do their jobs before we get ground down by the rumor mill.

can we trust the media to report factual information?
 
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