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Petraeus apologizes for giving classified info to mistress
Associated Press ^ | Sep. 22, 2015 10:16 AM EDT | Deb Riechmann

Posted on 09/22/2015 8:07:00 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus apologized to Congress on Tuesday for sharing classified information with his biographer and mistress, Paula Broadwell. It was his first public testimony before lawmakers since resigning as CIA director.

Petraeus appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee, offering his recommendations for how the U.S. should address what he called a “revolutionary upheaval that is unparalleled in its modern history.”

He said the progress achieved so far in fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq has been “inadequate” and suggested the U.S. increase support to Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal and Kurdish fighters. In Syria, he recommended the U.S. take a harder stance against President Bashar Assad. He supported setting up enclaves protected by coalition airpower where moderate Sunnis could be supported, civilians could find refuge and additional forces could be trained. …

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cia; obama; paulabroadwell; petraeus; petraeusapology; petraeustestimony
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1 posted on 09/22/2015 8:07:00 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Fool!

2 posted on 09/22/2015 8:10:23 AM PDT by Slyfox (Will no one rid us of this meddlesome president?)
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To: Olog-hai
Petraeus appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee, offering his recommendations

A disgraced officer who thought with his johnson? Exactly what validity might his recommendations have?

3 posted on 09/22/2015 8:12:22 AM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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To: relictele

More than the witch that should be in jail.


4 posted on 09/22/2015 8:14:18 AM PDT by golfisnr1
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To: Olog-hai

Now if we can get Clinton some hard time for sharing classified information with America’s enemies we might be getting some where.


5 posted on 09/22/2015 8:14:49 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't you wish the government would treat us the way it treats illegal alien "refugee" invaders?)
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He said the progress achieved so far in fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq has been “inadequate”

the plan all along has been to undermine Iraq. Politics before country....

6 posted on 09/22/2015 8:15:01 AM PDT by Homer1
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not sorry he cheated on his wife, not sorry he set a poor example as a leader, just sorry for the pillow talk

Screw him. Oh wait a minute...


7 posted on 09/22/2015 8:18:14 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: Olog-hai

Did he apologize for giving her anything else?


8 posted on 09/22/2015 8:20:54 AM PDT by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: Olog-hai

I guess the apology was the most important part of this story? My God we are living in stupid time!


9 posted on 09/22/2015 8:21:12 AM PDT by Williams
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CLINTONS APOLOGIZE

Hillary and Bill Clinton apologized for selling America's Top-Top-Secret missile and weapon designs to China at such a low price.

"We are very sorry that we did not get a much higher price for the valuable military designs they we sold to China.
At the time we thought our price was all they would pay but we now know we could have charged them much, much more."

Bad deals like this are just one of the many reasons we left the White House dirt poor.
We thought we would be filthy rich but it turned out that we were just filthy."


10 posted on 09/22/2015 8:23:40 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Proverbs 21:20 - The wise have stores of food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has)
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To: Olog-hai

In the first half of the 40’s that would have gotten him an invitation to a firing squad or a federal necktie party.


11 posted on 09/22/2015 8:26:37 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Iron Munro

His idea of setting up security zones to rescue civilians is good.


12 posted on 09/22/2015 8:27:46 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: Olog-hai

Oh, he’s sorry he got caught and suffered a few consequences.


13 posted on 09/22/2015 8:30:14 AM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Lex rex)
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"suggested the U.S. increase support to Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal and Kurdish fighters."

Yeah, we tried that. After half a billion dollars we've got six soldiers to show for it.

14 posted on 09/22/2015 8:30:59 AM PDT by circlecity
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He should have changed his name to Clinton and all would be ok


15 posted on 09/22/2015 8:32:33 AM PDT by doug from upland ( never trust DemocRATS with national security)
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To: Olog-hai

Why now?


16 posted on 09/22/2015 8:33:29 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Biology is biology. Everything else is imagination.)
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To: Olog-hai

All would be forgiven, if you’d come out and tell the truth about what really happened the night of Sept 12, 2012. Let the world know what your boss and counterpart at the State Dept were doing that night and no one will give a sh*t what you gave that broad.


17 posted on 09/22/2015 8:38:40 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: Olog-hai

Oh, please. His goal is a North American Union and they are asking HIM for advice?

http://www.jbs.org/home/gen-petraeus-reveals-north-american-union-progress


18 posted on 09/22/2015 8:39:56 AM PDT by huldah1776
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“Oh, please. His goal is a North American Union and they are asking HIM for advice?”

Our elected *leaders* are quite alright with the destruction of the United Staes to make way for the North American Union too.


19 posted on 09/22/2015 9:03:08 AM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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To: huldah1776

That’s right, mc-lame is the chairman.


20 posted on 09/22/2015 9:03:12 AM PDT by huldah1776
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