Comments on: Pillorying Petraeus http://themoderatevoice.com/15038/pillorying-petraeus/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: hanginjohnny http://themoderatevoice.com/15038/pillorying-petraeus/comment-page-1/#comment-97951 hanginjohnny Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:52:46 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/history/15038/pillorying-petraeus/#comment-97951 Exactly. Petreus is just a pawn on George Bush's game of Shoots and Liars. It only goes to show how sophomoric and clique-infested this Admistration is. Exactly. Petreus is just a pawn on George Bush’s game of Shoots and Liars.

It only goes to show how sophomoric and clique-infested this Admistration is.

]]> By: domajot http://themoderatevoice.com/15038/pillorying-petraeus/comment-page-1/#comment-97944 domajot Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:06:33 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/history/15038/pillorying-petraeus/#comment-97944 "Presidents like Washington and Eisenhower considered vital in American life, keeping the military out of politics" Excellent point. While debates rage about the wisdom of Petraeus appeaing on FOX, you are the first to bring up the question of what is a general doing arguing for a political policy in the first place? “Presidents like Washington and Eisenhower considered vital in American life, keeping the military out of politics”

Excellent point.
While debates rage about the wisdom of Petraeus appeaing on FOX, you are the first to bring up the question of what is a general doing arguing for a political policy in the first place?

]]> By: harto http://themoderatevoice.com/15038/pillorying-petraeus/comment-page-1/#comment-97935 harto Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:09:35 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/history/15038/pillorying-petraeus/#comment-97935 Succinctly and elegantly put, Robert. To that can be added the breakdown of the mix that goes back to the Revolution of a professional military and a militia (the National Guard). It's not talked about much as a check and balance, but it is, and has been seriously damaged by the manner of deployment and rotations in this war. Succinctly and elegantly put, Robert.

To that can be added the breakdown of the mix that goes back to the Revolution of a professional military and a militia (the National Guard). It’s not talked about much as a check and balance, but it is, and has been seriously damaged by the manner of deployment and rotations in this war.

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