Wow. Tough room. I would trust Patraeus’ judgment before anyone else in this administration. Its true he had a bad ending but the man knows what he’s talking about. Never seen such a tightly orchestrated hatchet job...honey trap and all.
He is a smooth talker and envisioned himself as the 21st century Alexander the Great. I love listening to him. But the press doesn’t always reveal a person’s ideology in total.
In addition to the link below, I have always hated, hated, his COIN rules of engagement that resulted in many ally deaths and the loss of friend’s sons.