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Secretary of State Petraeus would be John Kerry 2.0
American Enterprise Institute ^ | 11/29/16 | Michael Rubin

Posted on 11/30/2016 6:58:20 AM PST by Hawthorn

Whether Trump will select Petraeus is one question. Whether Petraeus would make a good secretary of state, however, is another. Unfortunately, the answer to the latter is likely no. Much of the hagiography surrounding Petraeus is the product of politicking rather than a true judgment of history.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: petraeus; soskerry
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To: Hawthorn

Petraeus isn’t qualified. To be Secretary of State, you first have to run unsuccessfully for the Presidency.


21 posted on 11/30/2016 8:31:27 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Hawthorn

I see no compelling reason to name Petraeus.


22 posted on 11/30/2016 8:59:41 AM PST by rcofdayton (.)
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To: vette6387
...a pretty face doesn’t make a good SoS.

Have it your way. A good and ugly one for you!
23 posted on 11/30/2016 9:02:06 AM PST by Resettozero
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To: Strac6

I agree with you as the 1LT Rassman/Kerry story in the Delta was about two jerks. I had two other SF pals at Nebraska Omaha in 70-72. One was Rassman’s CO of the IV Corps Mike Force Airboat Company. He had Rassman relieved. Kerry and Rassman were playing around with incendiary grenades. Kerry and his VVAW were mostly phonies. Kerry is a traitor as he went to Paris and met with the Viet Cong and NVA. Petraeus is 180 degrees opposite of Kerry.


24 posted on 11/30/2016 9:16:25 AM PST by Lumper20 (Muslims, Latinos, Asians etc. Assimilate means learn English plus OUR WAYS!)
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To: Lumper20
Every single 2nd Amendment group has come out with not only "no", but "f'ing Hell No!" When it come to Petraeus for any post with the Trump Administration!

He has made it quite plain where he stands, and he should feel free to spend the rest of his life on that traitor hill.

25 posted on 11/30/2016 9:37:12 AM PST by Dogbert41 (All the days of my life were written in your book before there was one of them!)
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To: Dogbert41

Thanks for updating me. Yes, the SFA is against Petraeus too. I had no idea he was in cahoots with Gabby Gifford’s
husband.


26 posted on 11/30/2016 9:49:28 AM PST by Lumper20 (Muslims, Latinos, Asians etc. Assimilate means learn English plus OUR WAYS!)
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To: Hawthorn

I was a fan of the younger (much younger, before he was well-known) Petraeus, but he is no longer an acceptable choice for any cabinet position. “Shall not be infringed” means what it says, and opposing the Constitution is a disqualifying characteristic for Cabinet appointees. Also, mishandling classified material is disqualifying. Petraeus may have something he can do in a support role, but not with a leadership position, not dealing with guns, gun laws, or legislation in general, and not dealing with classified material.


27 posted on 11/30/2016 10:02:22 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Hawthorn

He would know about Benghazi.
Donald Trump should ask him about what really happened.


28 posted on 11/30/2016 10:41:35 AM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: Hawthorn
STILL be serious questions as to his fitness for the SecState gig.

Like, first and foremost, giving over classified intel to his reporter girlfriend. How does this guy even have a security clearance?!?! Trump was rightly ripping Hillary to shreds over her handling of classified material. But a general who was forcibly retired and prosecuted for mishandling classified material is good to go? No freakin' way!!

By the way, saying that Patraeus and Hillary "mishandled" classified material is like saying that Nidal Hasan "mishandled" his AK-47.

I honestly don't believe that Patraeus would be anywhere near as bad as John Kerry but it's a moot argument anyway. Gross misjudgment with his handling of classified information, being forcibly retired because of it, and being prosecuted for it completely disqualifies him. I'll go even farther: there is no way that this guy should have a security clearance or be allowed to work for a govt. contractor in any way. The only dealings with the govt. Patreus should have is paying a couple grand a month on his fines.

29 posted on 11/30/2016 9:58:10 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

>>Or Hillary Clinton 2.0!

1000+ Emails between the two?

[Day 40 - Where is Eric Braverman?]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbhni75jYio


30 posted on 12/07/2016 9:15:43 PM PST by HLPhat (It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
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