There is nothing in this statement that is not accurate, nor was inappropriate, IMO. He didn't say that nutcase Jones didn't have the Constitutional right to do it. He said that it was inappropriate, wrong, stupid, and should be condemned.
He is EXACTLY right. And nothing he said in any way reflects negatively on his oath to defend the Constitution.
This was not "PR." This was his opinion. And unless you believe that Petraeus doesn't have Constitutional free speech, he had every right to say what he said.
btw, my son is home. Thank you for your concern for him. He was part of Petraeus' surge (in the belly of the beast in East Baghdad - it was ugly) - part of the brilliant plan which lessened the violence against our troops, and allowed us to succeed in an almost impossible situation.
Because of Petraeus' strategy and love for his troops, I will never, ever take a single statement and distort its interpretation to infer that he doesn't honor the Constitution - the document he has spend most of his life in danger in order to defend.
Usually kneejerk reactions are wrong. Petraeus is a man of immense character and courage. Think it through.
Really?
There is real reason to believe that we have a usurper in the White House pretending to be a Commander in Chief. Those highest ranking military officers who are unaware of this are either stupid or corrupt. Any military officer who “loves his troops” would NEVER allow them to serve under a suspected usurper without getting to the truth of the matter. Well....We **know** they are not stupid. That leaves the other option.
So?....When did it become part of the military code of honor to ignore, and turn a blind eye to, suspected corruption and fraud in the chain of command? Where is the evidence that these highest military officers sought peaceful, lawful, and legal clarification of Obama’s natural born citizenship from congress, the courts, or Obama himself? Hm? If Obama, the courts, and congress refused to clarify Obama’s eligibility with certifiable evidence these highest military officers should have held a very public press conference and **every** one of them should have peacefully, lawfully, and legally resign their commissions!
If we had a legitimate Commander in Chief our women soldiers would not be wearing head scarves. Our soldiers would not need to either contact attorneys or be near-level attorneys themselves before firing a shot.