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Originally Posted by classicman
It may be that Petraeus' honesty is not what the administration, nor the public wanted to hear, but I respect the man for telling the truth.
Perhaps Petraeus won't let himself be boxed in by an unreasonable timetable set perhaps for political reasons.
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I agree with both... that's what you want from a military leader.
But I'm concerned about his words being made public.
I got the feeling he was saying he already knew his task was impossible, and so he was either giving himself a way out come next July, or publicly challenging Obama now.
McArthur and McCrystal are examples of what happens with military leaders when they challenge POTUS publically, and Obama has already shown he can follow that precedent.