[Seizethecarp]

“The extent of the couple’s involvement in Petraeus’s headquarters was not known to senior White House and Pentagon officials involved in war policy, two of those officials said. More than a dozen senior military officers and civilian officials were interviewed for this article; most spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.”

[Rockingham]

Hmmm . . . civilians in a war zone with privileged access to the troops and commanders and inside information . . . they sound like reporters . . . but they are independent military scholars who want the United States to win and are trying to help! In the NY Times telling, this is peculiar and somehow wrong.

[Timber Rattler]

WaPo hit job on two Conservatives.

[GodfearingTexan]

There’s nothing wrong with this idea. A lot of civilians who would like to have been in their position are jealous. End of story.

[iopscusa]

Lock them up, these two are just another pair of shitte-head Trotskyites. Frederick and Kimberly Kagan are as bad as Max Boot on your face and that WAPO skank, Jen Rubin.

[NKP_Vet]

When will the dear leader give him his old job back as CIA director. Allen is right back on the job after embarrassing himself and everyone under him with those 10,000 emails to the young woman. Look for Patreaus to be reappointed CIA director. Obamagabe rewards incompetence.