In revisiting the General Petraeus affair in light of recent political history, I believe the General was set up. Everyone knows 0's disdain for the military, that's #1. 0 probably knew about the affair before he appointed him to head the CIA and was prepared to expose him at the right time, that's #2. 0 did all this because the General had been a possible contender in the Republican primaries and 0 feared him more than the others, so this was a set up to get him out of the way while planning to expose him after the election to disgrace the General and get rid of him, that's #3.
Everyone who agreed that the General should step down, citing not just his behavior but the fact that he could have jeopardized national security, seemed to forget that a certain President whose affairs could have put national security at even greater risk because he was the President, was not asked to resign by these same people. For a guy who talks about "fairness" and "level playing fields" so much, I don't think he knows what they mean.
Post script: Since writing the above, the General has been punished and disgraced. Hillary Clinton is now involved in what is the same crime the General was convicted of. Let's see how that works out.
Everyone who agreed that the General should step down, citing not just his behavior but the fact that he could have jeopardized national security, seemed to forget that a certain President whose affairs could have put national security at even greater risk because he was the President, was not asked to resign by these same people. For a guy who talks about "fairness" and "level playing fields" so much, I don't think he knows what they mean.
Post script: Since writing the above, the General has been punished and disgraced. Hillary Clinton is now involved in what is the same crime the General was convicted of. Let's see how that works out.
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