How long will it be before Obama gets rid of General Petraeus?

You know Obama is far more intelligent than the last two Generals he's fired, so will Petraeus next?How long will it be before Obama gets rid of General Petraeus?Obama won't get rid of Petaesus.



In announcing he had "accepted" his battlefield commander's resignation, Obama acknowledged that he and McChrystal "are in full agreement about our strategy." This week's firing was simply political theater designed to enhance Obama's stature as a "leader" in the eyes of his supporters and critics.



Obama suffers from decision-deficit disorder. He routinely is described as detached, disengaged, ambivalent and uncertain in everything from the economy to securing our borders to the Gulf oil spill to the war itself. He has been unable or unwilling to name our radical Islamist enemies or define victory. He is the only commander in chief to announce a deadline for withdrawing troops while committing more Americans to combat.



McChrystal was relieved because a thin-skinned president couldn't take criticism in the press and needed to prove he's the boss. The intemperate published remarks made by McChrystal and his staff in Rolling Stone provided an opportunity for Obama to show his left-wing base that he is in charge.



Set aside for a moment how inconceivable it is that an article in Rolling Stone magazine could be the cause of anyone's being fired -- much less a U.S. commanding general in the midst of a war.

That the Pentagon, Central Command and Gen. McChrystal's staff granted unfettered, prolonged access to this publication reflects ignorance, arrogance or both. Everyone involved in approving this "embed" ought to be fired for egregious lack of judgment. They apparently believed they could win over Hastings. They were dead wrong.



I don't disagree with much of what Gen. McChrystal and his staff are quoted as saying about the O-Team in the article. I have used many of the same terms to describe the present administration -- albeit with fewer expletives. It also should be noted that despite claims of "several lengthy interviews" with McChrystal, there are very few lines of text in the offending article directly attributable to the general. o_OHow long will it be before Obama gets rid of General Petraeus?
He wont

Patraeus isnt a fool, he will play by the rulesHow long will it be before Obama gets rid of General Petraeus?Petraeus sort of walks on water so he'll do fine as far as keeping his job. However Petraeus has been talked up as a Republican Presidential candidate and this may be a chance to saddle him with an impossible situation.How long will it be before Obama gets rid of General Petraeus?
Isn't this the same guy that the Lib/Democrats were assaulting as "General Betray Us?" Isn't this the same guy that the current Sec of State, Hillary Rodham, basically called a liar? The hypocrisy of the Lib/Democrats knows no bounds.How long will it be before Obama gets rid of General Petraeus?Maybe when he remembers that General Petraeus was Bush's general and everyone on the democrat party and liberal media hated the guy.



Remember the moveon.org ad calling him Betrayus? Every democrat in congress said the surge wouldn't work and that "this war is lost."



Is there any chance they'll every admit they were wrong?



So now Obama wants Bush's general to take over the Afghan war. It must be a political move to help Obama somehow.



Actually it's pretty obvious these generals make Obama uncomfortable since they're so much smarter than he is.How long will it be before Obama gets rid of General Petraeus?
Who is smarter? You cant honestly believe grown ups who wield as much power as they do, treat each other like children... That is a foolish thing to say, and its the mark of an unintelligent way to grasp a complicated concept.



IF you served in the military you'd know that generals are always getting fired and let go because they are filling a political position without having the ability to be political. The majority of Americans made Obama commander-in-chief, and as such, he as every legal, ethical and moral right to fire any officer in the armed forces.



LESSON:

ALL officers in the armed forces wield authority in the presidents name. They dont actually have any of their own power, its all delegated. So, if the President chooses not to delegate his powers to any individual he gets rid of them- simple explination for simple mindedness.