Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Obama Goes After Petraeus To Send A Chicago-Style Message

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"Defense: Books by former Obama insiders have convincingly documented this president's distrust of the U.S. military. He's been goaded by Vice President Joe Biden's warnings not to be played by the guys in uniform.

"That's a distrust shared by precious few Americans, who've elected commanders-in-chief with military experience every single time for 68 years but for two Democrat exceptions — Bill Clinton and the Suspicious One himself.

"But going after retired Gen. David Petraeus a second time for national security indiscretions is a bridge too far. The Daily Beast reports Defense Secretary Ash Carter has reopened the Petraeus case to consider stripping the hero of one or two of his four stars in retirement.
As CIA director, Petraeus shared classified notebooks with his biographer/mistress, who also had security clearance. No classified intel appeared in the book, "All In." . . .
"The FBI is said to be investigating Hillary Clinton's sharing of more than 1,300 classified documents with God-knows-who all on her unsecured private email server, despite repeated warnings and subsequent obfuscations.

"But, hey, she's a Democrat, the best one to preserve Obama's legacy. Don't hold your breath for an indictment from an Obama Justice Department." . . .  Read More At Investor's Business Daily

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