Posted on 11/14/2012 8:18:32 AM PST by IbJensen
I think I know more than I want to know about his character already.
He has a pension and benefits to lose so, Congress will have to include that in any immunity granted his testimony.
Keep in mind, liberals typically circle the wagons and defend their own regardless of how aggregiously morals and values have been compromised. That is, unless, they become a liability to something or someone greater.
Then, they isolate, target and execute the threat. It’s a simple and effective war strategy. If you don’t want the enemy to advance on you, burn the bridge.
They have discredited the General but he has himself to blame. The democrats and Obama will come out squeeky clean because now the General can also be blamed for Bengazi.
We’ll see if the General comes clean and tells all or tries to salvage his only avenues back to a normal existance.
I expect, sadly, he’ll “commit suicide” in the next couple of weeks. That will be tragic too and I pray I am wrong. But it follows the natural path to secure total secrecy and “protect America” from finding the truth.
He could lose all of that. But he could easily make up for it in a tell all book deal not to mention Hollyweird. Sex sells.
If Holder brings charges against him, he will lose benefits and pension too (dishonorable discharge). This is the stick the president holds regardless of what congress can say about the investigation. I don't know that congress can grant him immunity from Holder. Let me know if I am wrong.
The President can still threaten him into silence about Bengazi.
Don’t be surprised if Petraeus gets the “Ron Brown Treatment”... you know, a .45 caliber bullet hole in the back of your skull, found in a plane crash... ruled an accident.
Or maybe more appropriate for this scenario - found naked, with ligature marks on his wrists, and with a bullet hole in the back of his head... ruled as a suicide. Hillary knows how to make that happen...
“Today is the first day of redemption if he chooses to select it”
Dont get your hopes up with Petraeus. He has already betrayed his duty and country when he lied to congress in September.
If he tells what he knows now, he will be admitting he failed his duty as CIA director, and was willing to sacrifice 4 American live to support a lie. At least he could have resigned before going along with the lie, blackmailed or not.
Where do you gain any credibility at this point?
No, we won’t. The investigation is obviously still unfolding and the principals are still under threat of charges. Petraeus may show loyalty to his mistress over country, for example, and feel morally justified in doing so. IOW, the ongoing investigation, FBI raids, etc., mean there are hostages involved.
“If Holder brings charges against him”
What charges? They would have to charges of a high nature to lose your benefits, such as willingly divulging classified material.
Just having an affair might result in a reduction of rank, but it would take a conviction resulting in prison time to lose all benefits.
Remember you are talking about a 4 star general.
Really? I would think that his revelation about "classified" information during the investigation would be easily enough spun to support anything Holder wants to charge him with.
Remember Scooter Libby and Sandy Berger? Holder charged the Sherif Arapoe (sp?) on BS and sued a state to prevent them from enforcing laws.
How can you have confidence in the federal justice system?
Any person can start with a change in life on any day. I don’t expect David to suffer that hell but he might.
“Really? I would think that his revelation about “classified” information during the investigation would be easily enough spun to support anything Holder wants to charge him with.”
Holder can not take away his pension and benefits, that would be up to a military court, UCMJ.
Again they would have to convict not just charge, and then it would be turned over to a military trial for their punishments.
Listening to Rush just now - he thinks the prospects are bleak that the general will come clean..
Please add me to your Benghazi list.
Feminism/romanticism aside, bomb Iran.
I think he’s done a pretty good job of demonstrating his character already.
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