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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
The info in question being that he had an affair. The concern of the FBI was for security: i.e., was Petraeus compromised and leaking secrets? That's a national security investigation which is their job.
The affair is just one of those things that makes American politics get all in a tizzy.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Woman blames husband for Obama’s reelection, runs him over with Jeep
Link, but also summarize. Broadwell apparently leaked info about the movements of certain generals and other officials to unauthorized people- in those harrassing emails she sent. My guess is she only knew that due to being Patraeus' mistress. That led to his resignation.
edited 12th Nov '12 8:52:14 PM by DeMarquis
I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.@055... I'm just gonna assume that there were already some serious martial/mental issues going down beforehand.
@Re: SOPA guy becoming Sec of State. I doubt that Obama would appoint someone so involved with the Iraq War to such a high level position; especially when there are plenty of qualified Democrats/moderates around who want the job.
edited 12th Nov '12 9:01:45 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.And why would he appoint a man responsible for the most stupid foreign policy commitment in recent American history? Besides he hasn't been listed among the first choices anyway by most of those in the know. Personally I think it will be John Kerry; his Senate seat is rather safely Democratic and he's one of the most experienced Dems in the foreign policy sphere. There are plenty of aggressive/interventionist Democrats he could place in the position anyway; not that I think he's going that direction anyway. He's less of a neocon and more of realist; with the slow withdrawal and the whole "lead from behind" thing in Libya. Plus, Obama is far too multilateral to be a true neocon.
edited 12th Nov '12 9:51:26 PM by Rationalinsanity
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You mean Eric Holder?
There are some issues about appointing Kerry to Secretary of State
edited 12th Nov '12 9:53:19 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016No one know yet Obama new secretary of State. it might be SOPA guy, it might be Kerry, or Susan Rice. This article says Rice is Obama choice.
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/11/12/obama_may_tap_kerry_as_defense_secretary.html
John Brennan is another candidate to replace Petraeus. Brennan was the first Obama administration official to publicly acknowledge the existence of the secret US drone program (part of the GWOT in which UA Vs are used in targeted killing of people in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Afghanistan, and elsewhere).
He also helped install the Disposition Matrix database, by which people outside of war zones were put on the list of drone targets.
edited 12th Nov '12 10:38:35 PM by Serocco
In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.Rice has to many ties to Benghazi. I think that Obama will want to put that behind him.
Yeah, Brennan has been advising Obama since he was president-elect. He has a good shot for the position.
edited 12th Nov '12 10:45:45 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016

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Paula Broadwell. Affair with Petraeus. Apparently had some info that forced Petraeus to resign after the FBI knocked on his door (without knowing it was, you know, his door).
In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.