Obama fires Petraeus

Bones McCracker · Veteran Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 1605 Location: U.S.A.

He resigned, citing an extramarital affair.

This smells very, very fishy.

From what I gather, the affair was documented by the FBI, which Obama had spying on him back when he was running the show in Afghanistan. But, supposedly, he's been asked to resign now, because people with high-level security clearances having affairs are security risks.

I call bullshit. If this were the case, why would he have been appointed Director of the Central Intelligence Agency by the Obama Administration, who already knew about the affair and did nothing about it? Also, it's okay for the President to get blow jobs in the Oval Office, but it's grounds for dismissal if one of his subordinates halfway across the world fighting a war to engage in a little hanky-panky? What's up with that? It's certainly not about security clearances.

I'll tell you what this is about. Petraeus didn't play along with the White House cover-up of what happened in Benghazi. I would bet money that, shortly after the incident, when the White House was getting its story straignt and telling everybody what the story was going to be (i.e., it was just a riot resulting from a YouTube video, which the State Department played along with), Patraeus decided he was going to tell the truth (which the CIA did, even though it didn't agree with Obama's lame story). At that point, they probably whipped out this information about his affair and used it to rein him in. He's too much of a professional to complain about it, embarrassing his chain of command.

In fact, they may have already been holding it over his head, as leverage to get him to take the CIA job and not run against Obama in this past election.

Now that the election is past, but before the scandal can re-emerge, Patraeus is being done away with to strip him of power. Rather than simply ask for his resignation and spare him the embarrassment of public revelation of his affair, it is being played as the reason for the resignation, to hopefully tarnish him enough that, should he consider running in 2016, he's got at least that baggage.

And then Obama takes off the next day for a trip to fricking Burma -- the one place on planet, short of North Korea, where he can go and have zero chance of being ambushed with questions by one of those annoying people from the "free press". It's also a good red herring. Watch how the mainstream media go on and on about the history and mystery of "Myanmar", while completely ignoring the President's blatant cover-up of the disaster in Benghazi and what it implies about the childishly naive foreign policy he and co-amateur Hillary came up with. Like the President of the U.S. needs to be visiting Burma with the "fiscal cliff" only weeks away. wtf

I don't know David Petraeus, but I know people who do, and everyone has always spoken very, very highly of him, saying he's one of the most intelligent and caring people they have ever met. It's a pity to see this happen to him, whether my theory is correct or not. (I should add that while I know people who know him, I have absolutely zero inside information on this and have not heard anyone's opinion on this matter. What I'm saying here comes from me and me alone.)
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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 17300

Supposedly he was about to testify on Benghazi. Unless he testifies (which he still should), then that is certainly what it was about. There is no way HIS extramarital affair is such a threat to security that it couldn't wait until AFTER his testimony. Once it is public, the threat to security is gone.
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Old School · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:02 am Post subject:

Hope and Change

The most transparent administration

Chicago Democrat politics at it's consummate best
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Bones McCracker · Veteran Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 1605 Location: U.S.A.

By the way, shortly after I posted this my average latency jumped by about 30% and has stayed elevated. I shit you not.

I know, I know, but it's a disturbing coincidence, nonetheless. :lol:

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notageek · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:16 am Post subject:

The head of Lockheed Martin also quit with similar reasons.
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Old School · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:19 am Post subject:

Boney, do you think the East Coast news media will continue to carry Obama's water?

My feeling is that come hell or high water the White House Press Corps will continue to follow the White House's narrative.
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notageek · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:21 am Post subject:

They didn't buy his planes?

I was just trying to help you fuel your conspiracy, that Obama is firing people he doesn't like. If you don't want my help, then tell me.
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notageek · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:26 am Post subject:

He has also punished the Navy Seals.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20262504
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energyman76b · Advocate Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 2045 Location: Germany

so he retires for being unreliable in his relationship - and you blame Obama with the rest of the Obama hating posse falling into line.

Impressive.
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jonnevers · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject:

annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd we're back in full swing.

man it was a really nice couple of days.

Bones McCracker · Veteran Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 1605 Location: U.S.A.

It's because Obama couldn't go three days without doing some morally bankrupt, highly unethical or just plain stupid.
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Old School · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:06 pm Post subject:

You European Tools are so intellectually dishonest as to not even be deserving of a real debate.
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wildhorse · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:22 pm Post subject:

The average US American conservative needs years if not decades to notice simple change and comprehend facts. Like that Burma is called Myanmar.

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Old School · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:50 pm Post subject:

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